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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the conversion of secretarial assistants to data processors for efficient service delivery and to enable them move beyond the secretarial cadre level in the state civil service. Obaseki disclosed this when he received members of Nigeria Union of Public Service Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW) led by …

ABUJA – Three years after the last Armed Forces Council meeting in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday presided over the first council meeting since he came on board as a civilian president. The meeting was symbolic because it took place at his main office at the Presidential, Villa, Abuja, which he had abandoned since he returned from his medical vacation …

On Monday, in an update of the raging feud between Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the union handed down a two-week ultimatum to the governor to reverse the planned sack of close to two-thirds of primary school teachers in the state. The ultimatum is sequel to several protests including legal challenges to get …

The New England Patriots’ billionaire boss is among several major US sports team owners who appear in the Paradise Papers Donald Trump likes to style Robert Kraft as his blue-collar conscience – a whisperer to the white working-class football fans whose support he craves. Trump has said that Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, urged him to “tax …

The 11-man committee set up by the Edo State Government to revive sports in the state has submitted two proposed bills: The Edo Sports Commission Bill and the Sports Trust Fund Bill to Governor Godwin Obaseki. Receiving the documents at Government House in Benin City, Obaseki commended the committee for doing a good job and assured that the bills when …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organisers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has banned the use of wrist watches and pens during the conduct of its 2018 test. The board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede disclosed this to newsmen on the sideline of a one-day sensitisation workshop for Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owners on Wednesday in Lagos. …

Edo State Government is set to partner with the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) to accelerate the implementation of health policies in the state. The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, said this when he received officials of the Edo State Chapter of AGPMPN, led by the chairman, Dr. Nosa Ehigie, at Government House, …

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares for its national convention to elect national officers on December 9, 2017, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has warned against imposition of candidates on the party. •Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa Dickson, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah Agbo, said the next convention was critical to the …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N12.5 million to the Peace Corps of Nigeria as compensation for unlawful arrest and detention of its officials. The court also ordered the Police to unseal the headquarters of the corps in Abuja, which was sealed since Feb. 28, when Police invaded the premises during the …

There was confusion, yesterday, at Benneth Island, Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, as residents scampered into surrounding forests at the sight of a fighter jet and gunboats. Niger Delta Avengers: FG deploys 5 warships, 100 gunboats, fighter jets to Delta creeks A villager said: “Today, a fighter jet and 12 gunboats were deployed in Benneth Island to …