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ABUJA— Ahead of his visit to the United States of America, USA, on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that core issues of security and economy would feature prominently in his talks with President Barack Obama. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari will also hold different discussions with US …

ABUJA — In spite of state governors’ claims of paucity of funds to pay workers’ salaries and run their governments, it has emerged that state governments received well over N9,629,440,575,160.42 in the last four years. That figure represented 26.72 per cent of their share from the Federation Account and proceeds of the Value Added Tax, VAT. State governors also received …

By Igbotako Nowinta – Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief As Edo State prepares for gubernatorial election in 2016, indications have emerged that incumbent Governor Adams Oshiomhole would hand over power to another comrade. The labor leader-turned Governor is said to have made it known to close associates that only a comrade would succeed him. Edo State commissioner for Establishment & Special …

The world would risk “even more war in the Middle East” without the nuclear agreement with Iran, US President Barack Obama has warned. He challenged critics of Tuesday’s deal to present a better alternative. This is seen as a veiled reference to his Republican opponents in Congress. The UN Security Council will vote next week on a resolution endorsing the …

The Federal Ministry of Education, on Wednesday, alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters asking scholarship applicants to pay some money for the processing of their awards. Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, who briefed newsmen in Abuja, said the fraudsters also made same demands on candidates seeking admission into unity schools. Nwaobiala said that the …

Sunday Oliseh has been unveiled by the Nigeria Football Federation as coach of the Super Eagles. The 40-year-old was the overwhelming favourite to be handed the role after the ‘Big Boss,’ Stephen Keshi, was shown the exit door by the NFF two weeks ago. On Wednesday, Oliseh finally signed a contract with the NFF which ties him to the Super …

Lagos – Against the backdrop of worsening hardships facing civil servants, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCEN) has demanded N46,000 as minimum wage for workers. The Secretary-General of ASCEN, Mr Basir Lawal, said in Lagos on Wednesday that the current N18, 000 minimum wage was no longer feasible. He said the new wage being sought by workers …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), after the Combined Policy Meeting with stakeholders which took place yesterday, announced that the deadline for 2015/2016 admission exercise will be on Saturday, 31st October, 2015. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, who made the announcement, said that it was imperative for all vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts to abide by the agreement and …

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the cut-off mark for admission into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. According to the JAMB registrar, Dibu Ojerinde, at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the cut-off for this year for degree programmes is 180, and 150 for national certificate in education, national diploma and national innovation diplomas. (Vanguard)

Iran and six world powers have concluded an agreement that will lift sanctions on Iran but place strict limits on its nuclear programme for more than a decade, in a historic compromise designed to stop the spread of atomic weapons and avert a major new conflict in the Middle East. The deal, concluded in a Vienna hotel after prolonged talks …