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The Federal Government has increased maternity leave for Nigerian women from three to four months. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the ongoing International Labour Conference (ILC), in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday. The minister also told delegates that employers of labour in the public and private sectors in the country have been barred from sacking women …

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has warned on the danger posed by poor waste management system to humans and the environment, and has recommended innovative ways to eliminate the heaps of debris and garbage that dot most cities of the world. Obaseki who gave the advice on Tuesday, in commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day, …

Benin City – Rampaging gunmen suspected to be cultists last weekend murdered a retired school principal in Benin City. The deceased Mr. Igbagbon Lugard Omoruyi, 61was shot to death at his private residence located at 21, Aiyobahan Street, off Adolor College Road Ugbowo, Benin City on Saturday June 2, 2018. The gunmen said to be seven in number invaded their …

…issues 12-point resolution on state of the nation …charges President to address killing of Nigerians, threat to democracy or… …Jibrin indicts nPDP members; TMG, CISLAC differ with legislators   ABUJA—The National Assembly has drawn the battle line with President Muhammadu Buhari as it, on Tuesday, charged him to address threats to the lives of the citizenry and the country’s democracy, …

… Ex-APC Spokesman Comrade Godwin Erhahon sounds an alarm   Former Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity Secretary, Comrade Godwin Erhahon on Monday went hard on former state governor Adams Oshiomhole, berating him for the marginalization of legacy party members that made up the so-called mega merger which produced the APC in 2014. Erhahon, former Edo State Chairman of …

Senate President Bukola Saraki would no longer need to appear before the police for questioning, the top lawmaker said on Monday. In a post on Twitter, Mr Saraki said he now has a formal communication from the police, but it was not for him to appear but rather to answer questions bordering on the robbery in Offa, Kwara State, in …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met behind closed doors with the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Director- General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Malami Abubakar. At the end of the meeting, the IGP declined comment on the outcome of the parley. He …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that over 25 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies will be using the facility at the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) as innovation hub on completion. Obaseki disclosed this during an inspection tour of the ongoing construction work at ICE facility in the state, ahead of the visit of the Vice …

The Federal Government will recruit 6000 personnel for the Nigerian Prison Service to address manpower shortage, Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), said on Monday. Dambazau dropped the hint in Minna during an assessment of the damages recorded due to Sunday’s jailbreak at the Medium Security Prison in Minna that left a prison official and a motorcyclist dead. Prison …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has highlighted the place of prayers in the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians and the nation’s aspiration to become a great country among the comity of nations. Obaseki, who was at the palace of the Otaru of Auchi, His Royal Highness (HRH) Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III, to break the Ramadan fast, in Auchi, on Friday, …