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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has said that the Federal Government would soon come up with more holistic reforms in order to reposition the Service for much more effective service delivery. She noted that one of the key mission of the current administration was to restore the lost glory of the Federal Civil …

Benin – The Edo House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s 2016 budget estimates of N116.6 billion. It will be recalled that Gov. Adams Oshiomhole on Dec. 14, 2015 presented a budget proposal of N111.5 billion to the House for consideration and passage. The budget as presented by the governor consists of N58.9billion for capital expenditure while the proposed …

By Alltimepost.com Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said that Edo State Government will broaden its tax net to capture the over one million taxable adults in the state. The Governor hinted that of the state’s population of four million people, only 160,000 people presently pay tax. He made these known while delivering a lecture on “Dwindling Revenue from Crude Oil: The …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday formally resumed work in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a six-day vacation. Buhari had returned to the country on Wednesday from London where he spent the short vacation that started on Friday. On resumption on Thursday, Buhari who had written the National Assembly, asking Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to act in his …

In keeping to its campaign promises of providing quality education in the country, the Federal Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with NASCO Foods limited, Jos for commercial production of high nutrient density biscuit for the national school feeding programme. Speaking at the occasion at the weekend, the Director General and CEO, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized houses and other properties belonging to the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and other senior military officers worth N5bn. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the properties, which were seized in the Ikoyi, Ikeja GRA and Badagry areas of Lagos State, allegedly belonged to Amosu; the …

CNN-Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to thumping outsider victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, seizing on the fury of grass-roots voters to rock the elites who control American politics. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose aspirational conservative message contrasts with Trump’s populist rhetoric, surged to a surprise second place in the GOP race. But the nation’s …

By Jim Garamone – DoD News WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2017 defense budget request highlights defending against challenges posed by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and terrorist groups, a senior defense official said on background. Each challenge requires different budgeting, resources, capabilities and capacities, all inside of the two-year budget agreement. The fiscal 2017 request is pegged …

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, in conjunction with the Nigerian private sector, is planning to build an antiretroviral manufacturing plant in the Northeastern Nigeria. According to a public statement, the UNAIDS plans to collaborate with local and international pharmaceutical companies, the National Medicines Regulatory Authorities and multilateral organisations toward achieving this goal. The statement also said that the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), in connection with his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms purchase scam. Badeh, who was clad in a brown kaftan and a black cap, arrived at the EFCC office around 10am on Monday. The former defence chief had visited …