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…Charges CCB to keep documents safe …CCB presents assets declaration forms to Buhari, Osinbajo Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday charged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to keep his filled assets declaration forms safe as those facing corruption charges under his administration will come after him when he exits from office. President Buhari stated this when he alongside …

…Decries destruction of oil facilities in the zone President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the South South Traditional Rulers at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Vanguard reported today. The meeting came on the heels of a threat by a Niger Delta Group to declare Niger Delta Republic, a separate country from Nigeria on June …

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bank of Industry (BoI) have disclosed plans to partner with the Edo State Government to ease financial access to creators at the Edo Creative Hub, an initiative of the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki to rejig the state’s entertainment industry. The finance windows are expected to come from the programs extended to …

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Speical Correspondent (Nigeria}  Edo State Government would invest up to N500million in the National Festival of Arts & Culture (NAFEST) to ensure that it becomes a creative and culture hub in Nigeria, Osaze Ero, the state’s commissioner for Arts and Culture has disclosed. The commissioner also said that in October 2019 when Edo hosts the National Festival of Arts & …

The Federal Government has said that no governor in the 36 states of the federation will say that he will not pay the new minimum wage of N30, 000. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige who stated this in an interview in Abuja, weekend, maintained that payment of the new wage started from April 18, when President Muhammadu …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday congratulated the Zamfara State governor-elect, Bello Matawalle, and all federal and state legislators-elect on their victory in the 2019 general elections. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja also congratulated the people of Zamfara, describing the outcome of the elections as the triumph of the …

A lawmaker, Ahmed Lawan, has promised to maintain a cordial relationship between the legislature and the executive if elected president of the ninth Senate. He said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday. The lawmaker, who is the preferred candidate of the All progressive congress (APC) for the position, said he believes an unhealthy relationship between the two …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has identified policy implementation and not formulation as a major problem hindering Nigeria’s growth and development. Obasanjo made his thoughts known in Ibadan on Saturday at the inauguration of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Ring Road held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). “Our problem in this country has always been that of implementation. The 25-year …

The Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has said his All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the battle for the state because that was what God willed. In a statement by the governor’s media adviser, Ibrahim Dosara, Mr Yari said he and the party had accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that APC lacked candidates …

Netherlands government has disclosed plans to invest in agricultural programs targeting horticulture and oil palm for young persons in Edo State, to boost entrepreneurship and productivity. Head of Netherlands representation in Lagos, Michel Deelen, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Edo State Government House, in Benin City, Edo State.  He commended the state government’s multi-pronged initiative in curbing …