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A new template recently given to the Pension Fund Administrators by the National Pension Commission for the calculation of retirement benefits to Contributory Pension Scheme retirees has led to the reduction in lump sum being paid out and this is generating concerns among some pensioners. Many retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme are daily expressing their displeasure over their inability …

The Federal Government spoke defiantly last night, saying it had no intention whatsoever to withdraw the Executive Order, which President Muhammadu Buhari signed into force last week to preserve assets of corrupt persons and institutions under prosecution. The government said it acted in the best interest of Nigeria in putting the order into effect and would not pull it back …

The All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it would take legal actions against the National Chairman of the Reformed-APC, Alhaji Buba Galadima, and other members of the group. The National Legal Adviser of the Adams Oshiomhole-led APC, Babatunde Ogala, disclosed this in a statement made available via e-mail. He said this in reaction to the formation of the splinter group, …

In the increasingly acrimonious dispute the two political sides took to talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle . Battle lines have been drawn over the future of abortion in America on the eve of President Donald Trump’s nomination of a second justice to the US supreme court that could put the landmark 1973 …

A 65-year old man, Matthew Omokhafe, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year old primary four pupil in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. Acting Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Benin City, on Friday, noting that the board played active role …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Uwuanyi, on his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday. Ugwuanyi was having a legal battle with Senator Ayogu Eze over election primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2015 governorship poll in Enugu State. Ekweremadu said that Ugwuanyi was an agent of peace and …

The Supreme Court on Friday finally laid to rest the trial of a Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on assets declaration and sundry charges instituted against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad unanimously upheld Saraki’s appeal, by dismissing the remnant three counts, declaring the evidence led by …

Poised to develop the largest single auto sales market in West Africa, the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed the state’s willingness to explore far-reaching partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Africa Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), in actualising the Benin Auto Park, sited in Benin City. Governor Obaseki, who said …

By Olu John. Judicial Correspondent, Online Judicial Reporters, Law & Justice Vanguard Ruling has been fixed for October 10, 2018, by the National Industrial Court, Akure, in suit No: NICN/BEN/08/18 between the staff and students of College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi, Edo State vs Edo State Government & others. The claimants are seeking against the Defendants orders of Mandatory & Interlocutory …

…as global brands commit to partnership with Govt Global automotive industry players, including BMW, Bosch, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Uber, among others, have been assured of the state’s readiness to provide mouthwatering incentives and other business-friendly policies to enable them set up at the proposed Benin Auto Park, opposite the Benin Industrial Park (BIP). Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki gave …