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Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen military-technical and humanitarian cooperation and offer assistance to African countries. Putin made this known in an interview with TASS, Russia’s leading news agency ahead of the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum scheduled to hold from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, in the summer beach resort of Sochi, Russia. …

About Seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been arrested in connection with a plot to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman AbdulRasheed Maina out of the anti-graft agency’s custody. According to The Nation, the men are undergoing investigation along with a woman, Zainab Abbas, to determine their involvement in the plot. Maina is …

President Muhamamdu Buhari, on Monday arrived at the Sochi International Airport, Russia, for a three-day inaugural Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum, which will focus on peace, security and development. The President’s plane touched the tarmac at 11.25pm (local time), and he was received by the Mayor of the City of Sochi, Anatoliy Nikolayevich Pakhomov and state officials, according to Garba …

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 …