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Youths from the northern region, said they would back the Southeast region to produce the president of Nigeria in 2019, adding that their support would weaken the agitations for a Biafra Republic in the country. The declaration was made during their summit at Arondizuogu in Imo State. The groups included Arewa Youths Forum, Arewa Youths Coalition for Peace, Northern Central …

As one of the continent’s economic powerhouses, Nigeria has in many ways set new standards of progress across Africa. But, it has become clear that to maintain this momentum, the country needs new answers to existing education challenges. Indeed, Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, recently announced that currently, 11.5 million school-age children in the country are not attending school. …

The supply of gas from Nigeria to Ghana may have suffered another setback following the damage caused by a fire incident on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System, which supplies gas from Escravos in the Niger Delta area to Lagos. The pipeline, which supplies gas to power plants in the South-West, also feeds the West Africa Gas Pipeline System. The $1bn WAGPS, …

The Nigeria police have declared the Managing Director of BUA’s Obu Cement Company, Engineer Yusuf Binji, wanted over an attack on the convoy of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Also attacked were some officials of the Edo State Government who were on the convoy of the Edo State Governor. According to the police, the decision to declare Binji …

By Alltimepost.com   Edo State Government has countered the claim by BUA International Limited that it adopted “a gestapo-style to forcefully shutdown Obu mine site” in Okpella on Wednesday, describing the claim as ludicrous. In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin City, the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe …

By Alltimepost.com Veteran Journalists in Edo State of Nigeria have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating trends in the nation’s media both in terms of professional and ethical conduct. During the first anniversary celebration of the League of Veteran Journalists (LVJ) in Benin City last week speaker after speaker flayed the moral deficiency and flagrant disregard for experience by younger …

By Alltimepost.com, with Vanguard and NAN reports Residents in Makurdi trooped to the streets today in their thousands to protest against the January 2, herdsmen’s attack on farmers in which 20 people were killed, with a strong message to President Mohammadu Buhari to stop what they called terrorists killings or resign. The protesters are calling on the presidency to bring …

Dangerously cold temperatures across the US have been blamed for at least nine deaths. The plunge in temperature has wreaked havoc in some places, freezing a water tower in Iowa, halting ferry service in New York and leading officials to open warming centers even in the deep south. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued wind chill advisories and freeze warnings …

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has said it is sad that about 1,000 former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN disengaged four years ago are yet to receive their severance benefits. President of NUEE, Mr Martin Uzoegwu, disclosed this during the National Executive Council, NEC, a meeting of the union in Lagos. Uzoegwu said …

There are indications that the persistent fuel scarcity in the country may take a long time to end as a meeting involving the Federal Government, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Department of Petroleum Resources, Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, ended with no clear road-map. But the major players in the oil industry yesterday, …