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Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said 75 per cent of schools in Edo State now deploy digital teaching tools under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme, a new pedagogy that prioritises a more pragmatic, 21st century approach to teaching and learning in Edo schools. He added that despite competing demands for limited resources, his administration will ensure …

“I think the President has lost it. His reaction is at variance with the gravity of the insecurity in the country” Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his comments on the recent spike in insecurity and kidnappings all over the country upon arrival from London.When asked on Sunday if a different approach …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Minister of Commerce Bello Maitama-Yusuf as member of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Mr Yusuf, 72, was accused of corruption by the Buhari military administration in the early 1980s. He went into exile to avoid prosecution. In 1979, he served the administration of Shehu Shagari as …

Nigerian government is seeking about $3.5 billion in damages from oil giants Eni and Shell over the controversial Malabu oil deal, according to PREMIUM TIMES report. The new claim is contained in a London court filing by the Nigerian government against the two oil multinationals and other parties involved in the long-running case. The court documents, obtained by this newspaper’s …

By ALLTIMEPOST.COM As President Muhammadu Buhari, today returned to Abuja, after a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom, his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina lampooned “some reckless online media, irresponsible political opposition, and other bilious groups and individuals,” whom he accused of going overdrive to misrepresent the motive of the visit. Adesina mocked his targets, asking: “Can they now swallow …

By Alltimepost.com Little known Omwanghe Precious Nomamien, recently came to limelight, a feat made possible by his sterling academic and community service qualities when he became one of the 168 recipients of the Nigerian President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Award. The event which took place on April 26, 2019 in the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the virtue of piety and pray for Nigeria’s unity and progress with the commencement of the Ramadan fast. The governor said the sacred month of Ramadan is a period for Muslims in the state and across the country to draw close to God, live in peace with their …

The Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has on Sunday, paid the sum of thirty million naira, (N30m), for the dowry of one thousand, five hundred brides, (1500), chosen across 44 local government areas in the state. Disclosing this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, Ganduje said that part of the money would be used to …

An economic expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke said the new minimum wage would not lead to inflation contrary to speculations by some Nigerians. Uwaleke, the Head of Banking and Finance, Nasarawa State University, Keffi said this in an interview with the Newsmen  in Abuja. “I do not agree that it will lead to inflation and this is because our aggregate demand …

Policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested six suspects in possession of allegedly poisonous cow skin (ponmo). The spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the suspects were arrested following a tip-off. “On May 5, at about 5 a.m, acting on the strength of information from a …