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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his call on youths in Nigeria to seize opportunities in agriculture, a sector of the economy he said is already proving to be the bedrock of the nation’s new economy. He spoke on Monday at Blair House, Washington DC after his White House engagements with President Donald Trump, at a meeting the Chief Executive Officers …

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has on Tuesday supported the call for a new minimum wage, saying that even if N66, 500 is not paid to workers; let N50, 000 be given to them monthly for their survival. Saluting workers sacrifice, labour, resilience, and patriotism to the country via his facebook handle, Ekweremadu said that time has come to lighten …

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerian workers that the Buhari-led administration is not ignoring their demands of better working conditions. He gave the assurance while speaking at the 2018 Workers’ Day celebration at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday as he explained the implementation of the new national minimum wage. Nigerian workers from different agencies and unions …

President Donald Trump has promised to send American farmers to Nigeria in a bid to develop the agricultural sector. The American president also said he will subsidize whatever the farmers would need in order to remove any obstacles in the new relationship between Nigeria and the United States as regards the agricultural sector. Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State who …

The defense secretary, James Mattis, has until end of play on Monday to produce new proposals for the future of the military detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, including the possibility of sending new captives to be held at the controversial base. In January, Mattis was given a 90-day deadline to carry out a review of how military captives and …

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has saluted Miss Monica Osagie, for her courage in the ongoing investigation of the alleged sexual harassment by one Professor Richard Akindele, in a sex-for-marks scandal. Obaseki said, “Miss Osagie’s uncommon bravery at a time many female students have come to accept sexual harassment as a norm in our educational institutions, is …

The comedian Michelle Wolf stunned guests at a prestigious media dinner in Washington with a risque speech that eviscerated members of Donald Trump’s administration, some of whom were in the room. Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, told the Guardian he thought the performance was “absolutely disgusting”, but others praised Wolf for pulling no punches about the president …

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday ordered the forfeiture of two properties belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan. The court’s decision followed an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) seeking the forfeiture of the said properties pending the determination of investigations relating to the said assets. The EFCC accuses the former …

The Coalition for Nigeria Movement, led by a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for ‘campaigning’ in different parts of the country despite the ongoing killings ravaging some states, particularly Benue. Mr Buhari has indicated his intention to seek reelection in 2019 after months of suspense. Many have accused him of putting the cart before the horse …

Johnson Kokumo, the commissioner of police in Edo State, told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the confrontation that broke out during the arrival of Matthew Urhoghide at Benin Airport on Saturday would have been worse. “If the police were not on ground to maintain law and order, the story would have been different completely,” Mr Kokumo said by telephone Sunday …