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By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tasked the Edo chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Surveyors (NIS) to adhere to professional ethics in the discharge of its duties. Obaseki gave this charge when he received members of the association, led by its state Chairman, Mr Anthony Ekhator, at The Government House in Benin City on Wednesday. On …

By Alltimepost.com Edo chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has commended Wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki for empowering women through Agriculture Initiative, saying it would boost food production in the country. The state chairman of AFAN, Chief Emmanuel Odigie gave this commendation during an interview with newsmen in Benin on Thursday. It would be …

By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state says his administration will check the tide of migration through vocational training of youth to equip them with skills for gainful employment. Obaseki stated this when he received the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugee, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons Hajiya Sadiya Farouq in Government House on Wednesday Night. Obaseki, represented by …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has declared Friday March 17, 2017 as public holiday in honour of the late Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, one of the patriarchs of the defunct Midwest and the first and two-time governor of the then Bendel state who died in the early hours of Thursday March 9. The holiday is to enable Edo people mourn …

The Federal Government, yesterday, slammed 90-count criminal charge against Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Mr. Dickson Akor, over alleged recruitment scam and extortion of applicants to the tune of N1.4 billion. The Incorporated Trustees of the Corps was equally cited as a defendant in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/45/2017, which was filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has signed a power purchase agreement noting that the agreement was in furtherance of the previously outlined power plan for the state. Governor Obaseki disclosed this in Benin City on Wednesday, when he appended his signature on Power Purchase Agreement entered into with Ossiomo Power and infrastructure project. This was as he also promised …

Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activists, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said the second rejection by the Senate to consider Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu for confirmation has put the final nail on his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari and he ceases to act in that capacity. Magu in a statement while throwing light on ‘The Legal and Moral Issues …

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other relevant agencies to urgently regularise the supply of kerosene nationwide in order to normalise its pump price. The House also mandated its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to liaise with relevant agencies to inquire about the high cost of the product to unravel the root cause …

Nigeria has led advocacy campaign for the promotion of women’s property rights in Africa, saying it is a panacea to achieving women economic empowerment in the continent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, hosted Africa’s women parliamentarians at a side event at the ongoing UN Commission on the Status of Women …

Senators yesterday again turned down Ibrahim Magu’s nomination for confirmation as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman. The upper chamber relied on the Department of State Services’ (DSS’) revalidation of its report on Magu to refuse the confirmation. The lawmakers had on December 15, 2016 rejected Magu’s nomination based on a negative report by the DSS. Magu, who appeared …