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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has been named head of the Advisory Committee for the 2024 Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council, with the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and National Leader of the PDP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi, as members.Other members of the Advisory Committee include former Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Sen. Odion Ugbesia; former senator representing...

The Edo State Police Command has paraded two fake police inspectors arrested in connection with illicit drugs valued at 20 million naira in the state.The Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who confirmed this to newsmen in Benin City, said they were among the five-man criminal gang specialized in dealing in illicit drugs.He gave the names of the two fa...

The Federal Government has flagged off the process of unbundling 11 electricity distribution companies to pitch them up for efficiency....

The Federal Government has announced its qualification for a loan from the World Bank, totaling 2.25 billion dollars.The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun announced this during a joint press conference held by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington D.C.He said the package, approved by the Bo...

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has said that the federal government would investigate the alleged illegal mining operations in Benue state.He also vowed that those found culpable will face the full wrath of the law.The minister spoke after listening to submissions from representatives of the affected mining operators and relevant mines inspectorate officials from the state....

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has said that the volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) rate cannot end overnight, adding that there will be continuous ups and downs in the market.He, however, assured Nigerians that the CBN is doing everything possible to ensure that Nigeria achieves a stable exchange rate.Cardoso spoke in a joint briefing on the sidelines of the just-concluded ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned travellers against accepting to take along luggage from anyone while travelling without knowing its content.The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, passed the warning via his X handle on Sunday.He revealed that two students, including a PhD student, ran into trouble when bottles of codeine syrup were discovered in the lug...

President Bola Tinubu will on Monday open the African Counter-terrorism Summit in Abuja.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement.He noted that Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperati...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America following the recent seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.The NDLEA in a statement signed by its spokesper...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has listed seven demands from the Federal Government ahead of the May 1, 2024 Workers’ Day.Aside from demanding for a new minimum wage, the NLC is also asking for the creation of state and local government police to tackle insecurity in the country.The congress also stressed that states and local governments, as well as the organized private sector, must pay the new minimu...