The Edo State Government has expressed readiness to partner with VLISCO Group to support skills acquisition programme for youths in the state, as part of efforts to tackle the scourge of human trafficking and slavery. Governor Godwin Obaseki said this while playing host to top management of VLISCO, led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), […]
The Edo State Government has said that the recent arrests by the State Police Command of seven persons in connection with the murder of Prof. Paul Otasowie, a lecturer with the University of Benin, killers of three police officers who also kidnapped Andy Ehanire, the Chief Executive of Ogba Zoological Garden, justify Obaseki’s insistence on […]
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will meet members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Edo Chapter, with a view to amicably resolving all pension payments-related issues, an official has said. Mr. Osagiator Ojo, the Head of Administration, Oredo Local Government Council, made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of the Joint […]
The Edo State Government has assured the people of the state that work on the Gelegele Seaport is in progress as there is sufficient economic justification for its development. Speaking to journalists on the socio-economic gains of the planned seaport, Governor Godwin Obaseki explained that it would serve as an agro-processing zone and will be […]
A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production. Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the call on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to […]
….Signs MoU with Katsina State Govt In its resolve to complete all abandoned project, the Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katsina State Government for the completion of Zobe Regional Water Supply Project which was abandoned many years ago. The Zobe Water Supply Project which was first awarded in 1992 […]
…Says schools responsible for delay in payment The Delta State Government has clarified that over 8,600 students of Delta State origin in seventy tertiary institutions across the country have received payments from the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board for the 2015/2016 academic session. This is contrary to insinuations making the rounds that the scheme […]
THE new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Gida Mustapha has official assumed office on Wednesday with a promise to give a purposeful leadership for the good of the country. Mustapha gave the assurance during the formal handover ceremony at his office in Abuja. The SGF said that the appointment requires a […]
The Oyo State Government says it is partnering Microsoft and Signal Alliance on its digital literacy programme by providing 800 computers across eight centres as the pilot scheme. The government made this known during a press conference attended by representatives of Microsoft Nigeria, Signal Alliance, tertiary institutions, schools governing boards and other stakeholders at the […]
Members of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State gathered in their numbers to reconfirm their support of the present administration in the state. The party faithful gathered from the 14 wards in the council area. Addressing the mammoth crowd, the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, expressed satisfaction at […]
The Bauchi state government said it was set to file a notice of appeal against court judgment that acquitted and discharged one, Kabiru Ahmed, a civil servant who was alleged to be involved in the embezzlement of eight million naira (N8m) million realized from sales of plate numbers. The accused, Ahmed Kabiru, a staff of […]
The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd), on Friday, said the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has derailed through the gradual loss of its core values, vision and mission, adding that the party was no longer doing what it promised to do. The NCS boss stated this at […]
The Paint Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has called on the Federal Government to set a standard for the local paint manufacturers in the country as it will help in reducing the substandard product from the Nigerian paint market. Mr. Rotimi Aluko, Chairman, PMA, who made this […]
The Senate ad hoc committee, has disclosed in a report that 25 government agencies have failed to remit N1.695 trillion revenue to the consolidated revenue fund. The committee also disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was running on a deficit of about N3.115 trillion between 2012 and 2016. NAN reports that the committee […]
Ebere Chibuzor Multiple taxation, excessive consultancy levies and a host of other charges borne on hoteliers by the Government has been described as a bane to the growth of the hospitality sector in the country. This was made known by a cross section of Hoteliers, under the South-West Hoteliers’ Association Of Nigeria, who recently described […]
*Pays retirees N6.2bn in 9 months Titus Akhigbe, Benin The Edo State Government has warned that it would no longer fold its arms while mischief makers instigate pensioners into embarking on needless and stage-managed protests in order to put the state government in bad light and undermine efforts at resolving the pension issue. In a […]
The Nigerian government has rejected plans by the United Arab Emirates not to allow Medview airline, which has been scheduled to begin Lagos-Dubai flight by end of the year to Dubai terminal one but to Sharjah. The airline was restricted by the UAE authorities who restricted the operations of Medview to a remote and less […]
The Adamawa state government has dispelled the rumour of contaminated vaccines been administered by its health staff, especially among the Igbo children and linked to Monkey Pox Virus to be a mere rumours to divert the attention of the government in fighting the polio virus in the state. The rumour, which circulated in the Local […]
Dr. Haroun Ogbonnia Ajah (Doyen of Islam and Nze Nnanyeriugo 1 and Ocho Udo of Afikpo) is an outstanding public figure and personality from Afikpo North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. The Doctorate degree holder in Public Management and Social Welfare was a National Commissioner in the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), representing Jama’atu […]
To assuage the suffering of pensioners in the state and clear up a backlog of arrears that accrued over two decades, the Edo State Government has released about N430 million through the Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) in the last two months. In a statement, the state government said the sum was released as […]