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Nigeria supplies about 80 per cent of the total quantum of electricity consumed in the Republic of Benin but power is more stable in the neighbouring country than it is in Nigeria, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. Aside from the Republic of Benin, Nigeria, through the TCN, supplies power to the Republics of Niger and Chad, and the …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved 45 years and below as the age limit for prospective job seekers into government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the country. The bill when signed into law, Nigerians aged 45 and below would be eligible for employment into any government establishment including the military, police and other paramilitary organizations. At the committee …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has vowed that his administration will not give room for a return to the era of thuggery when traders and workers lived in fear of the activities of miscreants who harassed them in the market and their workplaces under the guise of collecting  revenue for government. Obaseki made the submission during a meeting with newly …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the proposed Health Insurance Scheme by the state government will ensure the aged, people with disabilities (PWD) and other vulnerable persons in the society have equal access to quality healthcare services. The governor gave the assurance during a meeting with the Chairman, Committee for the Establishment of Edo State Health Insurance Scheme, …

…Warns party to stop beating drums of war BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Nigeria’s Government, on Wednesday raised the alarm that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its Presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar were allegedly making desperate efforts to scuttle President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Government also warned PDP and Atiku to quickly retrace their steps …

BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Global anti-corruption organization, Transparency International has disclosed that 66 per cent of the money Nigerian governments allocate to education is stolen by corrupt officials. The organisation made the disclosure in a new report titled: “Corruption in Education Systems in West Africa.” The group presented the report at its sub-regional meeting on Wednesday in Abuja as part of the …

By Louis Odion, FNGE Breaking a decade silence in a Punch interview at the weekend, the grandma, once glorified as the “Amazon” of the nation’s banking world, would have us believe that she fell on SLS’s sword in 2009 because the then Central Bank governor saw her as “threat” to his job. In the said interview, Madam Ibru sounded more …

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced stiffer and stricter visa application processes for Nigerians. The embassy said in a statement on Tuesday that henceforth, all applicants including frequent travellers, who used to use the drop box method, would now have to appear for interviews each time they apply. It, however, said diplomatic and government officials could continue to …

Four hundred and sixty-nine lawmakers who were elected on the platform of various political parties in the February 23 National Assembly elections and the subsequent supplementary election will get N4.68bn as welcome package immediately after their inauguration in June, The PUNCH investigation has shown. The package is to help the lawmakers sort out accommodation and furniture issues. According to the …

The Senate Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday threatened to order the shutdown of Bet9ja office if the company failed to honour its invitation for a second time. The Chairman of the Committee, Obinna Ogba, made the remark at the National Assembly, Abuja, during the verification of loto companies with the license to operate in Nigeria. Mr Ogba (PDP, …