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Nigeria: Foreign exchange policy hindering economic recovery- World Bank

Abuja – The World Bank has said that restrictions on access to foreign exchange continues to hinder rigorous economic recovery in the country. The World Bank, in the latest Africa Pulse report, a...

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Presidency seeks ways to strengthen whistle blower policy

Abuja – The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth. The Senior Special...

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Edo Govt to clamp down on traffic offenders, street traders

Edo State Government has expressed worry over the malaise of street hawking and the “self-induced chaotic traffic situation” in the state’s metropolis, warning that it would deal ruthlessly with those...

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Cultism: CP lied – AAU …You are acting on ignorance – CP

AAU debunks police claim over alleged arrest of staff …Gives CP 48 hours to apologize EKPOMA – Authorities of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State has refuted media report credited to...

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Citizens’ rights can be violated by the police, says Osun CP

Osogbo – The Osun State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Olufimihan Adeoye, says citizens have no absolute rights that cannot be violated by the police. Adeoye, while paying a courtesy visit to the...

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Projects: Ofunama, Nikorogha Communities Commend Okomu Oil Palm Coy

BENIN CITY – The people of Ofunama and Nikorogha communities in Ovia South West Local Government of Edo State have commended Okomu Oil Palm Company for the development strides in their areas. The...

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Police confirm 7 dead, 11 hospitalised in Calabar electrocution

Calabar – Cross River Police Command has confirmed seven people dead and 11 hospitalised in Thursday’s electrocution that occurred while some football fans were watching the Manchester United and...

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Man Utd mourns dead Calabar fans

Abuja – Manchester United FC of England has sent condolences to the families of football fans who died while watching Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League match against Anderlecht. No fewer than 30...

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Save APC now, Frank begs Buhari, Osinbajo, others

Abuja – A member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Timi Frank, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and National Assembly leadership to rescue the party from...

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Buhari, FIFA saddened by tragic death of football fans in Calabar

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the tragic event that took the lives of several Nigerians at a football viewing centre in Calabar, Cross River on Thursday night. The...

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Abuja runway: Major confidence booster -NAMA boss

Abuja – Mr Fola Akinkuotu, the Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has commended the Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, for the successful repair and delivery of...

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Customs to officially deploy e-auction platform for Nigerians in days–Official

Abuja – Mr Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says in a matter of days, the service will officially deploy electronic auction platform for Nigerians. Attah announced...

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Heat waves and not meningitis responsible for death of Boko Haram detainees-...

Maiduguri – The Global Amnesty Watch Foundation on Sunday refuted claims that over 50 suspected Boko Haram detainees were killed by Cerebral Meningitis in a military facility in Maiduguri. Mrs Helen...

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Army generals escape buried explosives along Pulka- Banki junction in Borno

Maiduguri – Two senior army officers escaped any harm as their convoy encountered and cleared four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists along their...

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FG to reward Whistle-blowers on illegal weapons – presidency

Abuja – The National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Munguno (rtd) has began work on a template for the discovery and recovery of illegal weapons through a reward system. Malam Garba Shehu, the...

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Abducted Edo chief found in Lagos

BENIN CITY-An Edo chief, the Ihama of Udo, Chief Francis Ihama reportedly kidnapped in his residence at Udo Community in Ovia South-West local government area of Edo State has been freed and found in...

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Imbibing environment friendly culture

UNDERSTANDING OUR ENVIRONMENT The Environment means our surrounding. It includes air, water, land, plants and animals, mountains, structures including buildings etc with man at the center playing a...

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Now that Babachir gets a presidential kick

During the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari , he told Nigerians that he was for everybody and he was for nobody, many Nigerians didn’t quite appreciate the import of that promise....

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‘Entrepreneurs will create jobs, not civil service’ – Edo Govt

The Government of Edo State has rectified what it described as the “wrong perception by the public of the nature of the 200,000 jobs” to be created by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration as...

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Edo Govt urges citizens to embrace kia kia loans

The government of Edo State has called on citizens of the state to avail themselves of the opportunity of the federal government General Enterprise Empowerment Programme (GEEP), saying that the forms...

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