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Nigeria’s Presidency on Sunday berated the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), saying that it does not have any credible membership. In a statement obtained by Vanguard and signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, it described the association as a one-man show that is like a general without troops which revolves on Prof. …

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, described Nigeria-Canada relations as ‘very cordial’, expressing his desire to further strengthen bilateral ties. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in a statement, in Abuja on Sunday, said the Nigerian leader met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the margins of the 33rd AU Summit …

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Osagie Ehanire, says Lagos State, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is well prepared and ready to contain the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infectious disease, if eventually it breaks out in Nigeria. Ehanire gave this assurance on Sunday, while briefing newsmen after inspecting facilities at the Emergency Response Readiness designated for the Coronavirus victims at the Mainland …

Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Yoruba Ko’ya Movement, Sunday, urged President Muhammad Buhari to rise above ethnic bigotry and put a stop to consistent attacks on lives, peace, economy and unity of Nigeria by Miyetti Allah. The group Convener, Otunba ‘Deji Osibogun, threatened that refusal to checkmate the excess of Miyetti Allah will give Yoruba people no option than to exit Nigeria. …

Following reactions that greeted the formation of Southwest regional security organization, codenamed Amotekun, a Fulani socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah has alleged that the aim of security formation is ‘to cleanse the Fulani tribe from the Southwest’. Leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in Bauchi state, Alhaji Sadiq Ahmed said the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun, lacks …

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono has stated that the ministry would begin agricultural Mmechanization programme in 632 Local Government Areas in the country. The policy, he stated would ensure that Nigeria achieved food security, job creation and economic growth. The minister made this known when he received the Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, …

The government has raised a committee on the matter… The government has set up a committee headed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. But why do we have to wait until sanctions are given? This is most unfortunate. Why is it that we need to be sanctioned before we will learn how to behave? Here in Nigeria when you …

Edo State Government has invited pensioners in batches 58 to 65 for physical and documentary verification in order to process the payment of their arrears. In a statement, Permanent Secretary and Chairman, Edo State Pension Bureau, Saylor Juwobor, said the exercise was in continuation of payment of pension arrears by the Governor Godwin Obaseki led-government. He said, “The pensioners are invited to …

Edo State Government has commenced a two-week training programme for the first batch of the 2,500 successful candidates for the Public Safety Works Volunteer Scheme (PUWOV) drawn from the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The Coordinator of PUWOV, Edo State, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, said aside the physical training, the candidates will undergo trainings by seasoned experts on fundamental human …

Six lucky indigent students of Edo origin who were awarded the Aiyevbvekpen Josephine Sophia Obazee foundation scholarship in 2018, all studying different courses at the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria have received their checks for the 2019-20 school year. In a statement made available to Altimepost.com, the Executive Director of the Foundation, Mrs. Nosabota listed the …