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Edo State Government will set aside N6 billion for the renovation of primary schools across the state, within six months and fit them with essential tools for learning, Governor Godwin Obaseki said on Wednesday. The governor made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony of 7000 digital teachers under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EDOBEST) program, which held at the …

As a bold step towards connecting communities in its franchise states without electricity supply, BEDC Electricity PLC (BEDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado, U.S.A (RMI) and Rubitec Nigeria Limited to provide mini-grid electricity for customers. The tripartite MOU, which was agreed by the Managing Director/CEO, BEDC, Mrs. Funke Osibodu, Rubitec CEO, Mr. Bolade Soremekun …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that after consultations, it has proposed N24,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this Wednesday, while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Ngige was responding to media reports quoting the president of the Nigeria Labour …

A terrifyingly powerful Category 4 Hurricane Michael was poised to become the strongest hurricane to hit the Florida Panhandle in recorded history Wednesday, its rapid strengthening catching some by surprise and leaving anxious officials telling those who didn’t evacuate: It’s time to hunker down. “What we’re trying to communicate to our folks is: You’ve made your decision. It’s time to …

As part of efforts to promote economic development in Edo State, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has proposed a satellite town to be established at Ugoneki, in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of state. A former President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ambassador Martin Uhomoibhi, disclosed this at a press conference organised by the Oba Ewuare …

Members of the All Progressives Congress caucus have suspended their plan to force Senator Bukola Saraki to resign as President of the Senate, or plot his impeachment, The PUNCH reliably learnt on Tuesday. Reliable sources disclosed to our correspondent that both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party caucuses, who had been at daggers drawn over who controls the Senate, …

Immediate past National Secretary, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed as unnecessary the brewing tussle for the vice presidential slot of the party, saying that the position had been zoned to the South-East. According to him, zoning the VP slot to the South-East was one of the recommendations of the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu committee, …

Barely three days after calling out its members on a seven-day nationwide warning strike, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and affiliates on Sunday suspended the strike. National President, Ayuba Wabba, said labour decided to suspend the strike following a “firm and formal invitation” by the federal government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum wage on Thursday. The strike was …

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared ineligible to field candidates for all elective positions in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report today. This is because the party failed to meet the October 7 deadline for conducting primaries to elect candidates for the elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), has already notified …

Enugu—Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it would not support any presidential candidate in any of the political parties who is opposed to the restructuring of the country. Special Adviser to the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emeka Attamah, spoke while congratulating both President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for winning the tickets of the All Progressives Congress, APC …