The Federal Government said it has released N163 billion to the universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund but striking academics are stalling in calling off their strike. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen after a closed-door reconciliatory meeting with leaders of Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency …
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The National Council of State has approved N27,000 as the minimum wage for the country. The council approved the amount at its meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Following the Council’s approval, a minimum wage bill is expected to be sent to the National Assembly on Wednesday. According to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, the Federal Government is …
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Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has urged youths to imbibe the virtues of diligence and hard work, noting that the South-South Innovation Hub presents opportunities to contribute to societal growth through innovation. Prof. Osinbajo gave the admonition at the Edo Youth Leadership Summit 2019, tagged ‘Imagine,’ which held at SIO Event Center, in Benin City, the Edo State capital at the …
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The National Industrial Court has reinforced its order restraining the Code of Conduct Tribunal from proceeding with the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is facing six charges of false assets declaration filed against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The NIC had earlier on January 15 restrained the CCT from proceeding with the trial …
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A Nigerian former minister on Monday testified that he was directed to pay money from public funds to a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose. Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, gave evidence on Monday before Mojisola Olatoregun, a judge of the Federal High Court in Lagos during the trial of Mr Fayose, Premium Times has …
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The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has decentralised the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which was earlier centralised by his predecessor, Ibrahim Idris. The former IG had placed the unit under the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), as part of the reforms of the squad. But Adamu, who met with Command Commissioners of Police and other senior …
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BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM A leader who took USD 16 billion “upfront” to supply electric power yet failed to add a single megawatt to the national grid and to date, there is no trace of the money is jittery that he will be called to account, the Presidency said on Sunday in a fierce fight back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest …
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By Premium Times Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Sunday that the Boko Haram insurgents have become stronger than ever under President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Obasanjo, a retired military general, made this known in a lengthy statement he issued on Sunday. In the statement, Mr Obasanjo accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not only failing in all aspects of governance …
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Benin City, Edo State – Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, has called on the Ghanaian government to constitute a panel of inquiry into the gruesome assassination of notable Ghanaian investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein. Ahmed Hussein was recently killed in the capital city of Accra Ghana while he was going back home from work. He was part …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Benin held a closed door meeting with Christian leaders upon his arrival to inaugurate the Trader Moni scheme and other engagements in the state. Osinbajo arrived venue of the meeting in company of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, the Deputy Governor, Phillip Shaibu and Secretary to Edo State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie among …
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