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Edo State Government has advised healthcare seekers topatronize only registered medical laboratories and licensedpersonnel that are allowed to operate in the state.Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, DrStanley Ehiarimwian, made the call at a press conference inBenin City.He assured the public that the state government wascommitted to promoting quality and safety in laboratoryservices in the State....

The Warri-Itakpe Train Services will resume operations onMonday, April 24, 2023.The Station Manager, Helma Sani, revealed this to newsmenin Abuja.Recall that in January 2023, 148 passengers and 38 crewmembers of a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route escapeddeath when the train derailed inside the Kogi forest, forcingthem to be stranded.The Delta and Kogi State police commands could notimmediately c...

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The Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Investment Authority says itcreated no fewer than 560,300 jobs and grew its assets toover one trillion naira mark between 2013 and 2023.The Managing Director of the NSIA, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, gavethe breakdown at a media briefing in Abuja.He also unveiled the financial performance of the agencywithin the period under review.Umar-Sadiq, pointed out that NSIA successfully raised its net...

The National Assembly has forwarded the harmonizedversion of the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill toPresident Muhammadu Buhari for assent.The bill was transmitted to Presidential for assent by the clerkto the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal, via a letter writtento that effect.In line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, PresidentBuhari is expected to assent to the bill on or before the 11th ofMay ...

Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia put through their own goallate on as Manchester United squandered a comfortable leadin a 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the first leg of their EuropaLeague quarter-final tie.Captain Maguire deflected into his own net in the 92ndminute, just eight minutes after Malacia had turned past Davidde Gea as Sevilla somehow found a way back at Old Traffordin the quarter-final first leg.A Marcel S...

Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Arungwa NwazueUdo has assumed duty as the new AIG, Zone 5, comprisingEdo and Delta states.Arungwa Udo took over from AIG Lawan Jimeta, who died onSunday, February 12, at the University of Benin TeachingHospital (UBTH) after a brief illness.A statement by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, DSPTijani Momoh noted that the new AIG enlisted into the NigeriaPolice Force...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed that banks shouldtransfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up to10 years into a trust fund account.This is contained in the recently released exposure draft ofguidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts,Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks andOther Financial Institutions In Nigeria.A circular accompanying the exposure draft stated that thegu...

Ahead of Saturday’s supplementary elections in 2,660 pollingunits across the country, the Inspector General of Police,Usman Baba has assured voters of their safety at the polls.He also ordered the deployment of policemen to 185 LocalGovernment Areas across 24 states of the Federation wheresupplementary polls will hold on Saturday.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hadduring the February 25 and March...

The Edo State Government has called on the general public,particularly owners of all abandoned corpses at the StellaObasanjo Hospital Mortuary, Sapele Road, Benin City, toclaim them on or before Friday 5th of May, 2023.The government through the Edo State HospitalsManagement Agency warned that a mass burial will becarried out for the abandoned corpses on the 10th of May,2023.A press statement issued and signed by th...