BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has extolled the growing confidence of members of the South-South Cooperation framework in their ideals which include partnership on specified development goals. Obaseki gave the commendation on the occasion of the celebration of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, …

BENIN CITY – Edo State Government has begun enforcement of the order on illegal burrows, by shutting operations of not less than 10 burrow pits in Benin City, the state capital, in a renewed drive to safeguard the state’s environmental integrity. The enforcement team was led by the Permanent Secretary, …

ABUJA – The Operation Lafia Dole of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has destroyed some facilities of the Boko Haram terrorists, at Bukar Meram and Tumbun Allura on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday collect Presidential Nomination form and the Expression of Interest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event will hold at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, at 11.30a.m. NAN reliably learnt that a socio-political group, the Nigeria …

AWKA – In anticipation of flooding in some states in the South-East, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the zone has begun to reposition itself, to ensure improved disaster management. Mr Walson Ibarakumo, the Coordinator, NEMA, Enugu zonal office, said this in Awka on Monday, during a workshop organised …

BENIN CITY – Edo’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit an average of N2 billion monthly from N1.55bn in 2016 when Gov. Godwin Obaseki was sworn-in. This represents 25 per cent growth rate within the period under review. The state government expects the IGR to increase in the last quarter …

BENIN CITY – President Mohammadu Buhari will inaugurate Edo Inland Container Dry Port (Edo-ICD) in December. Dr Charles Akhigbe, the Project Initiator, disclosed this on Monday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. He said the ICD would be the first of its kind in the South South. …

LAGOS – A Nuclear Chemist, Dr Abduljhalil Tafawa-Balewa, says that Nigeria was losing about N1.3 trillion annually due to it’s inability to exploit the Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) at the Nuclear Technology Centre (NTC), Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) in Abuja. Tafawa-Balewa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

PORT HARCOURT – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has picked 2,835 candidates out of over 4,000 applicants, who applied for the commission’s foreign postgraduate scholarships this year. The Director of Education, Health and Social Services, Mr Goshua Okejoto, made the disclosure in a statement, issued by the commission’s Director …

IBADAN – Nigeria can beat all odds, including dependence on generators for power, to become the largest economy in Africa, an expert in electricity generation has said. Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, the Director, Centre for Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL) University of Ibadan disclosed this in an interview with the News …