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Organised labour, yesterday, insisted it would shut down the economy from Wednesday, May 18, should the Federal Government fail to revert the pump price of petrol to the pre-May 11 price of N86.50, among other demands, by midnight of Tuesday, May 17. The declaration was made on a day indications emerged that government was disposed to amiable settlement of the …

By Oladipo Airenakho In a dramatic twist, a front runner in Edo State governorship race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barrister Osarodion Ogie has bowed to pressure to drop his ambition. Barr. Ogie has subsequently been appointed the Director-General of the governorship campaign organization of his former rival, Dr. Godwin Obaseki. The announcement was made by …

By Oladipo Airenakho Seasoned investment guru and former member of Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on the reorganization of the country’s pension scheme, Dr. Godwin Obaseki, has formally declared his intention to aspire for the governorship seat of Edo State. He made the declaration before a mammoth crowd of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters, friends, political and professional colleagues, including newly installed …

One of the plazas being built at Itoku Market Abeokuta by the Ogun State Government collapsed early Thursday morning. Four of the workers had so far been retrieved by rescue workers from under the rubble of the four-storey building. The workers sustained serious injuries and had been rushed to the hospital, even as rescue operations continue. the plazas being built …

The Federal Government on Friday alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of a killer disease known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who announced the outbreak of the disease at a news conference in Abuja, said the disease had killed one person. He added that another person affected by the disease was responding to …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the Wednesday increase in pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit was not a subsidy removal issue. He said the issue was about foreign exchange problem in the face of dwindling earnings. Osinbajo who supervises the nation’s economy made the clarification in a document tagged “A personal note to Nigerians” made available to journalists by …

By Oladipo Airenakhoe Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has tasked Local, State and Federal government to explore an integration program that would woo people from the Urban to the rural areas, saying it is the best way to deal with poverty. Oshiomhole made the call last Saturday at the Okpekpe annual marathon race in Etsako West Local government area …

By Alltimepost.com BENIN CITY, NIGERIA – Frontline anti-corruption Watchdog in Nigeria, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has applauded the ambitious resolve of the International Community’s commitments to expose, punish and drive corruption out of the global community. Reacting to the communiqué issued by world leaders at the end of the anti-corruption Summit hosted by the British …

Today the Obama administration will issue a sweeping directive to public schools across the US to allow transgender students to access restrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identities. In a move that is likely to escalate the contentious national battle over LGBT rights that has erupted in response to North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill” and other …

By Alltimepost.com Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has tasked stakeholders at the up-coming Regional Security Summit in Abuja to strengthen financial systems in the West African Sub-region so as to prevent terrorists from exploiting the weak anti-money laundering machineries in the region. The regional summit to be hosted by President Mohammadu Buhari on Saturday May 14, 2016 …