The Federal Government is considering opening the nation’s food reserve as part of measures aimed at drastically reducing food prices in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. He was …
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By Alltimepost.com As Nigeria is embroiled in serious religious crisis, involving the killings of Christians, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude have admonished members of the faith to continuously preach the love of Jesus Christ despite religious killings in the country. The two were among those who spoke during the opening ceremony of the 14th …
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By Alltimepost.com Two pieces of legislation, namely the 2017 Appropriation Bill, also known as the budget of consolidation and prosperity, and Pension Bill became law on Monday when Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki assented to them. By signing the Pension Bill, the Governor has given legal teeth to the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme which he touted as …
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A growing number of asylum seekers are braving freezing cold temperatures to walk into Canada from the US, driven by fears of what Donald Trump’s presidency will mean for refugees, advocates say. Last week, amid the chaos and uncertainty triggered by Trump’s travel ban, one agency dedicated to resettling refugees and immigrants opened an unprecedented 10 refugee claims in one …
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(CNN) Vice President Mike Pence cast a historic tie-breaking vote Tuesday to confirm Betsy DeVos as the next education secretary after the Senate was evenly divided over the controversial pick. The 51-50 vote ends Trump’s toughest confirmation battle yet. Senate Democrats debated through the night and into Tuesday morning in a last-ditch attempt to derail DeVos, buoyed by support from …
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By Alltimepost.com Acting President Yemi Osibanjo on Tuesday at the 14th Biannual Conference of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Benin, preached forgiveness, urged Nigerians to embrace love, saying “Hate is the device of the devil.” According to him, hate is man’s greatest enemy, recalling that the country witnessed brutal killings of men and women in the past few years. …
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The emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II has tasked northern Governors to convert Muslim worship centres to primary school. Sanusi II who spoke during the graduation ceremony of 2500 Post Graduate Diploma and NCE teachers on day 3 of Kano Basic Education week stated that such step would save cost in this era of recession. If you look at …
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The Plateau Government says it will retrieve N76.8m from 101 workers that stayed in service beyond their terminal dates. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Malam Muhammad Nazif, made the disclosure on Monday at the ministry’s monthly press briefing. He said, “101 persons are to make a combined refund of N76. 8m for staying in service beyond terminal dates. “They …
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Sitting at the Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin, Edo State, yesterday, suffered a setback over the status of a witness subpoenaed by the tribunal as counsel to the petitioners and the respondents engaged in a heated argument on whether he should be allowed to testify or not. Argument began mid way at the tribunal when counsel to Peoples Democratic Party, …
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Monday appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to defend the N9.88bn budgeted by his office for 2017. Lawal, who was billed to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday, had sent the Permanent Secretary (General Services) Office of the SGF, Mohammed Bukar, but the …
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