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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Special Correspondent A Benin High Court has granted leave to lawyers representing Mr. Kehinde Samuel of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to serve Prof Osayuki Oshodin, former Vice Chancellor of the institution, and Faith Osadolor by substituted means, in his N500 million suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). While the EFCC was …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday reviewed the bail conditions earlier granted to Omoleye Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow movement and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Oct. 4, the court granted Sowore N50 million bail, with two sureties in like sum, and to deposit N50million as security. Bakare was also granted N50million bail with …

Organised labour on Monday demanded that the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum wage should start from April 18 2019 — the day it was signed into law by President Mohammadu Buhari. They said the request was to prevent “another avoidable round of agitation.” They also commended stakeholders who participated in the just-concluded negotiation on consequential adjustment arising from the …

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to full implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) before the end of October. Acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folashade Yemi-Esan, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at a capacity building workshop, organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). Mrs Yemi-Esan …

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Monday has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State and belonging to the immediate past senate president, Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government. Mohammed Liman, the judge, who ordered the temporary forfeiture on Monday, also gave 14 days for anyone with an interest …

The Police Service Commission on Monday promoted six officers to the rank of deputy inspector-general, with two of them asked to proceed on pre-retirement leave immediately. Four of the six newly-promoted DIGs will replace the four DIGs that were recently retired. They will also join the police management team led by the inspector-general, according to a statement by PSC spokesperson, …

About five months after the Nigerian government disbursed N327 million to buy ambulances, the vehicles are yet to appear on the designated highways in the country. The Ambulance, Referral and Trauma Services are part of Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) provided by the National Health Act, 2014. The operation manual of the BHCPF …

“Our monarch is our pride and the essence of the Benin nation. We are glad of this heritage as there is nothing that gladdens our hearts as Edo people than to see our monarch in happy and good health,” Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki declared at the Oba’s Palace at the weekend. Governor Obaseki led members of the State Executive …

Newly formed Congress of University Academics (CONUA) recently held its first stakeholders meeting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife from 4th – 6th October, 2019. Present at the meeting were delegates from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAUE); Federal University, Lokoja (FULOK); Federal University Oye, Ekiti (FUOYE); Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) and the host institution, Obafemi Awolowo University …