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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have announced their decision to take only 50 per cent of the salaries approved for them by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission. Their decision was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON – As the United States and Vietnam mend and strengthen relations, a congressional ceremony on Wednesday commemorated a time, 50 years ago when the two nations parted ways. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke during the event at Emancipation Hall, addressing congressional leaders and members from both sides of the House and Senate aisles. Carter’s remarks credited Vietnam …

By Alltimepost.com U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced U.S. metropolitan areas in 2014 set export highs for the fifth year in a row exceeding $1.44 trillion in goods exports. According to the new Commerce report, 2014 Metropolitan Area Export Overview, metro area exports increased $36 billion from 2013, accounting for more than 80 percent of the growth in total …

Governorship hopeful in the 2016 governorship in Edo State, Pharm. Chris Iyare has commended Comrade Adams oshiomhole in taking the state to a new height in infrastructure development. Iyare, who said Oshiomhole’s government had done well in building roads in the state, however, noted that if given the opportunity to govern the state, he would work hard to sustain the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday lamented that Nigeria is virtually back on the lowest ebb as far as industrial development is concerned. He however promised that his administration would shun all anti-development policies in order to create a more conducive atmosphere for entrepreneurs. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President …

KANO -There was a mild drama Thursday in Kano between former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido and the Deputy Chief Registrar of Federal High court, Barrister Solomon Akpedah when the former was excused to move to a waiting van for a journey to Kano central prison. The Peoples Democratic Party stalwart was docked over a 28-count charge alongside …

ABUJA – Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Alhaji Abdullahi Yola, Thursday, in Abuja said that the ministry would ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to enthrone the rule of law is achieved. Yola spoke to State House Correspondent after he met with President Buhari in the ongoing state-of-the-Ministries briefings. He said: “We have briefed the President on how we …

ABUJA—In the spirit of reconciliation in the House of Representatives, the camp supporting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has announced conceding the position of the House Leader to the camp supporting Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. But the speaker’s camp also made it clear that the nominee for the House Leader position will neither come from the South-West …

ABUJA–Presidency has again refuted claims by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP that the funds disbursed to the State for the payment of workers salaries arrears were drawn from the savings made by previous government of President Goodluck Jonathan. It stated that the funds were taken from the proceeds paid to the Federation Account by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company …

Justice Evoh Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ruled that a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, and his son, Abdulaziz, should be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) till Friday when applications for their bail would be heard. In making the order, the judge overruled the argument of the …