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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki mourns the passing of His Royal Highness (HRH), Prince Edun Agharese Akenzua, the Enogie (Duke) of Obazuwa-Iko, who passed at the age of 87 years, and condoles with the Benin Royal Family. In a statement he personally signed and released on Wednesday by his Senior Special Adviser on Media Projects, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Chukwu Otu, the owner of the building where 20 mummified bodies were recently discovered in Benin City, has turned himself in to the police in the state capital. Our investigation revealed that Mr. Chukwu Otu voluntarily surrendered himself at the state police command headquarters in Benin City about 3:pm on Monday, August 22, …

•Optics not favourable for underserved communities •28.87m Nigerians already outside the loop •Poor Nigerians may still not afford right handset to join 5G Nigerians will today, wake up to a new, revolutionary telecommunications service, known as the fifth generation, 5G network services. The network is said to have the capability to offer Nigerians higher data speed, improved reliability and availability …

Members of the Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, University of Lagos branch are currently protesting against the sudden suspension of its strike by their executives. The PUNCH had reported that the aggrieved members said they were not duly carried along by their leaders before the strike was suspended last Saturday. The leadership …

…Query govt’s inability to account for $3.4billion SDR Fund. Stakeholders at the African Conference on Debt and Development (AFCODD) have raised concerns about Nigeria’s rising debt profile as the country’s debt stock stood at $100billion as of March 2022. A breakdown by the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed that as at 31 March 2022, external debt stood at $39billion while …

The Federal Road Safety Corps has declared rotational number plates illegal in the country. . A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, said the declaration followed a video circulating on social media with rotational number plates showing different details. The statement read: “The attention of the FRSC has been drawn to a video circulating …

The Nigerian government, on Tuesday, signed a fresh agreement with the U.S. government for the return of over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, represented the federal government at the agreement signing ceremony held at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja on Tuesday. Mary Leonard, …

A bill seeking to establish a National Electoral Offences Commission, which is under consideration by the National Assembly, has proposed to classify hate speech as an electoral offence that may attract a jail term of 10 years or a fine of N40m or both. The House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral Matters held a public hearing on the ‘Bill for …

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has sought audience with the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association is also proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist government in making more funds available for universities. NAPTAN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, disclosed this during an …

When Kazeem Ganiyu shut down operations at a bakery in Muslim-Odinjo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, last February, he lamented the rising cost of production and the ripple effect on the market. Mr Kazeem told PREMIUM TIMES that as a baker, he could no longer cope with the rising cost of materials needed for baking because the cost of production …