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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to facilitate release of 50 per cent from the balance of the first tranche of Paris Club refund to the 36 state governors. ‎ The President said the governors must use the amount, which has not been disclosed, to clear all outstanding workers’ salaries before Christmas. Imo State governor, …

Each time Van Nguyen got pregnant, her doctor advised her either to stop working at the San Francisco nail salon she owns – or have an abortion. But Nguyen wanted to keep her babies and couldn’t afford to stop working. So she avoided seeing doctors throughout her four pregnancies, despite experiencing significant bleeding during all four, and miscarriages during two. …

On Friday 2 December 2016, a curious story appeared on the website GhanaBusinessNews.com. “Ghana security authorities shut down fake US Embassy in Accra,” the headline declared. For a decade, the story went, there had been a fake US embassy in the Ghanaian capital. The fraudsters behind it had flown the American flag from their building and even hung a portrait …

Ireland’s deputy prime minister is to resign to avert a parliamentary vote that would have collapsed the minority government and triggered a snap election at a crunch time for Brexit negotiations. Irish lawmakers had been due to vote on Tuesday on a no-confidence motion targeting the deputy premier, Frances Fitzgerald, filed by the opposition party Fianna Fáil. Her position – …

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, on Tuesday gave an insight into how his second term would likely be, saying it would be “tough.” Obiano will be sworn in on March 17, 2018 following his victory in the November 18 election in the state where he polled 234,071 votes to defeat closest contestant Tony Nwoye of the All Progressives Congress, …

More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to reach Europe’s shores since the start of the year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The figure so far represents a 40 percent drop compared to last year’s record of 5,000 known or suspected drownings. “That mark (was) probably passed sometime over last …

Lawmaker representing Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, as fictitious. The debate on the 2018 budget proposal started on a dramatic note at the plenary on Tuesday when the first speaker, Abaribe, dismissed the 2018 budget proposal as “fictitious.” The Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad …

The House of Representatives has announced that it will suspend plenary from Thursday, November 30. This is to allow members proceed on oversight assessment of the 2017 budget and hold defence sessions for the 2018 budget. The suspension will last for three weeks. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Yussuff Lasun, who is presiding over proceedings today, made the …

Edo State Government has assured residents of Benin City, the State Capital of its resolve to complete the construction of designated bus terminals. The assurance was given by the Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Hon. Edorodion Erimona, during a media chat with journalists at the Government House in Benin City. According to the Commissioner, “the construction of the …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will on Wednesday present the budget proposal for 2018 fiscal year to the state lawmakers for consideration. The budget, expected to drive growth and progress in all sectors of the state, according to the administration, has N73, 925, 548, 087.59 for capital vote while N66, 264,096,418.26 is proposed for recurrent expenditure. This …