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Over 2,000 youths in Edo State are set to benefit from the Federal Government’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme under the Team Maximization (T-Max) project. Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the President on Education Intervention, Fela Bank-Olemoh disclosed this today after a closed-door meeting with the Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Oviawe, in Benin City. Bank-Olemoh …

• Deletes underage voters • Lagos, Kano maintain lead, S’East lowest• Commission begins airlift of sensitive materials to states• IPAC vows to resist anti-democratic forces Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that only 93, 469,008 Nigerians are eligible to vote in next month’s poll. The Commission also said it is not considering postponement or cancellation of the election due …

PREMIUM TIMES also learnt that Mr Emefiele is planning to leave the country again, very soon. Nigeria’s embattled Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, quietly returned to the country on Wednesday, sources in the apex bank and the presidency have told PREMIUM TIMES. Mr Emefiele has been out of the country for several weeks amidst fears he would be arrested by …

…As Head of Civil Service gets 12.698bn The Federal Government, FG, has allocated N394.699 million on the purchase of official and monitoring vehicles, establishment and management of employees wellness center, and purchase of office equipment for the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF.  Specifically, purchase of official and monitoring vehicles for the commission, which is …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is being widely criticised by the majority of Nigerians from the South East region over his statement that they will languish in longer marginalisation unless they vote massively for him to become the president. Tinubu said this in Enugu, on Wednesday, while he was there for the state presidential …

“President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his anguish over the death of the seven personnel.” At least seven officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killed during an ambush by bandits in Kaduna State, President Muhammdu Buhari has said. The Nigerian leader expressed anguish at the incident, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Thursday. “President …

The former Director-General (DG) of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Doyin Okupe, on Thursday said he has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos. Doyin Okup Recall Vanguard had earlier reported that Okupe was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday morning. One of …

The controversial Regulation 127 of the Nigeria Police Regulation made pursuant to the Police Establishment Act 2020 provides for the dismissal of any unmarried policewoman who gets pregnant. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), on Wednesday, struck down a regulation of the Nigeria Police Force prohibiting unmarried female personnel from getting pregnant. The controversial Regulation 127 of the Nigeria Police …

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Railway Police Command, CP Yetunde Longe has said that investigations are being intensified to ensure that the victims of abduction at the Ekehene Train Station, Edo State, by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen are rescued from the custody of their abductors. The Commissioner of Police noted that the command is working closely with the …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has confirmed the arrest of the former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe. DSS said he was arrested on the instruction of the Economy and Financial Crimes Commission, RFCC. The confirmation was made via a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, in a statement sent to Vanguard. Afunanya said: “Doyin …