Four hundred years after the abolition of slave trade, some African Americans of Benin descent have traced their ancestral home of Benin Kingdom, with a visit to the Oba of Benin in his palace and tour of the ancient city. His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin who received them on Friday in his …
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The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has issued an ultimatum that took effect from January 1, 2019, that no citizen of Nigeria or legal occupants will access government services if he or she does not provide a verifiable National Identification Number, NIN. According to NIMC, NIN becomes compulsory for all citizens to access any government services across Nigeria The directive …
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The General Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s office is helping the herdsmen to create Ruga settlements across the country. Ngelzerma boasted that when the programme has been successfully completed, Nigerians would fully enjoy the benefits of animal husbandry. The settlement secretary said this on Sunrise Daily, a programme …
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The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has been scheduled to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme. The planned appearance of Mr Mohammed was revealed by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC), who is prosecuting the Director General …
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he did not grant any approval for the construction of an armoury to former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, or any governor during his presidential term between 2010 and 2015. “I am not aware of any approval (to build an armoury to stockpile weapons),” Mr Jonathan told PREMIUM TIMES Thursday afternoon through a …
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says starting from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their National Identity Management Number (NIM) to solve the challenges of multiple registration. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media of the board made this known at a one-day capacity building workshop organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for education correspondents in …
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Edo State Ploice Command will begin the the documentation and screening of shortlisted applicants of Edo State indigenes for the recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force on Monday July 1, 2019 by 8:am. A statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzo and made available to Alltimepost.com today, said the exercise will take place at the Nigeria Police Training …
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President Muhammadu on Thursday assured Nigerian workers that implementation of the new minimum wage of N30, 000 will commence soon. President Buhari has also asked state government and employers in the private sector to work towards providing a living wage for their workers. Speaking at the 11th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria, the President …
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…to get Benin names In a seeming resurgence of the tourism sector in Edo State on the back of ease of doing business reforms of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, 50 African American tourists have arrived Benin City, the state capital, to trace their origin. The tourists, who arrived Benin from California, United States of America (USA), were entertained by …
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The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has challenged President Mohammadu Buhari and Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to publicly declare their assets as prove to Nigerians and the world that they are not corrupt and have been leading Nigeria by example. The main opposition party also asked the newly elected president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker, House of …
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