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Activities were grounded in Benin, the Edo State capital, (Today) Monday, following a mass protest by workers and residents, under the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and civil society organisations, against the increase in electricity tariff by distribution companies. The protesters, who carried placards bearing several inscriptions to express their ‎grievances, marched from the National Museum to the head …

ABUJA — The Presidency has unfurled tentative details on the implementation of its N500 billion social welfare programme, revealing that one million extremely poor Nigerians would be direct beneficiaries of the N5,000 monthly cash transfer. The payment which is to commence once the budget is approved by the National Assembly, is besides another five social interventions that include the provision …

Academic activities at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo, were on Monday paralysed after members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic went on an indefinite strike over the nonpayment salaries. A correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria, who visited the school premises, reported that the lecture halls and offices were locked. The polytechnic’s secondary school was also affected as teachers …

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria on Sunday said the Federal Government must ensure steady power supply before increasing electricity tariffs. A statement issued in Kaduna by the Secretary General of the Union, Issa Aremu, said the group support the planned picketing of electricity distribution companies by the organised labour. “We hereby declare our total …

As part of ‘Service Bowl,’ winning mayor to host community service project with AmeriCorps members and local volunteers By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers prepare to face off in Super Bowl 50, the mayors from the two cities have come up with a friendly wager that focuses on the importance of volunteering and community …

The speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Victor Edoror, has revealed the real reason why the assembly has not sworn-in a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sylvanus Eruaga, disclosing that the assembly was investigating a case of forgery of certificate of return by Eruaga. He said the assembly was not an apron strings to the executive arm …

Most state governments have suspended the monthly allowances being paid to members of the National Youth Service Corps due to the economic crunch affecting the country. We learnt that some of the states stopped paying the allowances more than one year ago. Before the economic downturn, most states of the federation were paying stipends to the NYSC members deployed in …

Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Friday that he was ready to face trial over alleged false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in line with the ruling of the Supreme Court. Saraki, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said that he was sure of being vindicated at the trial. He also insisted that the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday insisted that the Boko Haram militant sect has been technically defeated, despite recent attacks by the group. The terrorists’ recent deadly attack was carried out on Dalori, a village in Borno State, where about 86 persons were killed. The militant group was said to have burnt some children alive when it overran the community, which …

PRESIDENT Mu-hammadu Buhari has revealed that his administration has within three months saved N2.2 trillion for the nation through the enforcement of the Treasury Single Account, TSA. The president made the revelation in London during a meeting with Nigerians resident in the city on Thursday night. President Buhari who was in the United Kingdom for the Supporting Syria and the …