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•FG, APC murdered sleep by rigging polls — LP The Federal Government and the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, were once again at one another’s jugular over the outcome of the 2023 presidential poll, yesterday. The Federal Government through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that the state government has implemented institutional reforms to sustain the gains made in improving workers’ welfare. The governor, who said this in commemoration of the 2023 Worker’s Day celebration, said some of the reforms include new legislation, capacity enhancement programmes and policy changes that impact on building a strong and virile …

NEW YORK — Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase in a bid to end the turmoil that has raised questions about the health of the U.S. banking system. It’s the third midsize bank to fail in …

CLEVELAND, Texas— Wilson Garcia hadn’t even asked his neighbor to stop shooting his gun. People in their rural town north of Houston are used to people firing their weapons to blow off steam, but it was late Friday night, and Garcia had a month-old son who was crying. So, Garcia said, he and two other people went to his neighbor’s …

By Eben Enasco  Edo State Internal Revenue Service EIRS, says it has stepped up efforts at digitizing its revenue process by introducing a self-service portal in the State. The move according to the State Internal Revenue Service, is to enable vehicle owners to conduct a self-renew process on expired vehicle documents from the comfort of their homes. A statement signed …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will fund the rebuilding of secondary schools in the state through the State Employment and Expenditure for Result (SEEFOR) programme. Speaking at the thanksgiving service for the 2023 Education Week, in Benin City, Obaseki noted that between May 1st 2023 and September 1st 2024, all funding for SEEFOR projects will …

…Adds: Africa offers solution to net zero ambitions Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria is advocating the coming together of African governments and leaders to develop a common resolve to push the Climate Positive Growth Agenda, which emphasizes how the continent can offer solutions to the global climate crisis while attaining economic growth in their countries. Prof. Osinbajo, a Senior …

The National Population Commission (NPC) says the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed due to the government’s transition programme and the post-election mood in the country. Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census manager and director, National Population Commission (NPC), said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday Mr Jalingo, who asserted the preparedness of the commission for the 2023 census, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked reports that it planned to phase out the newly redesigned N1, 000, N500 and N200 notes. Dr. Isa AbdulMumim, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications of the bank, described the reports as “fake news.” He advised members of the public to ignore such reports. He said, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria …

Ado Aleru, a notorious terrorist operating around Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara and around the boundary with Katsina, has released 74 out of the 91 abductees he kidnapped from Wanzamai community after 22 days in captivity. They were released Friday evening after the payment of ransom. PREMIUM TIMES exclusively gathered from a top local source, who took part in …