President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget proposal of ₦58.1 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, with capital recurrent (non‑debt) expenditure standing at ₦15.25 trillion. Tinubu presented it on Friday, pegging the capital expenditure at ₦26.08 trillion and putting the crude oil benchmark at...
By Brenda Izu The Edo State Public Property Protection Committee has visited Orior Ozolua Community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area following a petition alleging illegal encroachment on public lands by a former Okaighele, Osasere Egharevba....
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin during an accreditation tour of CBT centres....
Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has brokered peace between host communities and investors on the use of government forest reserve land for agricultural purposes and investors.The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Hon Dennis Idah...
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concern over the recent end-of-year media outing by the factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as an unconvincing attempt to mask the party’s continued struggle with post-election reality....
The Indoor Sports Hall in Benin City was a hub of celebration on Wednesday as the Edo State Sports Commission marked the first anniversary in office of its Executive Chairman, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, amid widespread commendation for a year of notable progress in sports development.The ceremony, rich in colour and symbolism, brought together ...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerian youths to embrace a positive mindset and constructive values as key tools for promoting peacebuilding and national unity.The Agency made this call through its Director-General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, during an interactive session at the National Social Impact Leaders Summit, held at the...
Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City.On December 12, 2025, the Command received an urgent distress call indicating that a mortuary att...
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector.Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could...
