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The Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles has commended the peace building efforts of communities in northeast Nigeria. Prince Charles made this known when he received the Emir of Dutse in Jigawa, Alhaji Nuhu Sanusi, officials of the Kaduna State Peace Commission and some youth ambassadors for peace in Abuja on Thursday. The prince …

During the last day of his visit to Nigeria, Prince Charles visited the Commonwealth War Graves in Abuja, where, he laid a wreath. According to Clarence House, on Twitter, the heir to the British throne visited the graves on Thursday morning. It was also revealed that this year marks the 100th year, since the end of the First World War. …

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, in Abuja, on Thursday ordered both the Federal Government and the organised labour to submit a report of their negotiations on the disputes over the new minimum wage by January 30, 2019. Justice Sanusi Kado had on November 2, 2018 adjourned the case till Thursday after issuing an ex parte order stopping the strike …

…arrests one, other members on the run In strict compliance with the directive of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on respect for law and order, Edo State police have arrested one Peter Okpame, a member of an illegal revenue collection syndicate operating in Koko-Oghara-Sapele-Warri park along Sapele Road in Benin City. The arrest followed a petition to Governor Obaseki …

Edo State Government has said that the last send-off ceremony organised for senior civil servants in the state was for former Head of Service (HoS) of the state, Mr. Jerry Obazele and 36 permanent secretaries, who retired between December 2014 and June 2018, and not for Mrs. Gladys Idahor. A statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and …

Increased demand for units in Emotan Gardens, a 70-hectare estate project being developed by the Edo State Government through the Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA) and private developers, Mixta Nigeria, has led to intensified construction activity at the site. A visit to the project site on Upper Sokponba Road, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Benin City, showed workers in …

…lauds governor for commitment to peaceful coexistence Edo-based Hausa-Fulani community, led by the Sarkin Fulani, Alhaji Muhammed Sossa, has commenced the biometric verification of its members in the state, to fish out cattle rustlers and other criminals that hide in their community to perpetrate crimes. Alhaji Sossa, who disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Edo State Governor, Mr …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday in Abuja resolved to replace Black Maria vehicles for the conveyance of prisoners with Green Maria. Briefing journalists in the State House after the weekly FEC meeting, Interior Minister, Abdulraman Danbazzau, said the council approved his memorandum to henceforth purchase Green Maria as against Black Maria. He said the decision was meant to reflect …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to abolish age barrier in government employment. This indicates that job seekers are one step closer to gaining employment in Federal Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) without discrimination of age. The bill, with the long title “Bill for an Act to Eradicate the Age Discrimination against …

The Federal Government said on Wednesday the N30,000 minimum wage proposal contained in the report of the tripartite committee set up by the Federal Government was still a recommendation and had not been approved. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke with State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, said President Muhammadu Buhari would still …