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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, received members of the Bayelsa State Due Process Bureau who were in the state to understudy Edo’s e-procurement system, with the governor charging states on effective management of resources to improve the lives of the citizens. Obaseki, while speaking to the delegates at the Government House in Benin City, noted that e-procurement …

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong and APC National delegates form Plateau have endorsed Former Minister of Transport and Presidential Aspirant, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi said he is competence and has the capacity to tackle the challenges bedeviling Nigeria if elected to fly the ticket of the APC for the 2023 presidential election. Amaechi disclosed this on Thursday night during …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that paper currency will soon be out of circulation, urging market men and women to sign into the e-Naira. The Delta State Branch Controller of CBN, Mr Godwin Okafor, stated this on Friday at the popular Ogbogonogo market during the market sensitisation on e-Naira. He urged traders to key into the central bank’s …

The payments unit of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc – MoMo Payment Service Bank (Momo PSB) began commercial operations on Thursday, the telecom said in a statement, the same day rival Airtel Africa announced similar move by its fintech arm SmartCash PSB. “This is an important milestone for MTN Nigeria in our mission to support the government’s drive towards financial inclusion in Nigeria,” …

A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts. The Dane was charged with the death of …

• Move to adopt Udom as PDP consensus candidate builds up• Wike blasts Atiku, other aspirants for betraying PDP in 2015• S’West PDP to speak with one voice at convention, say Makinde, Fayose• Badaru withdraws aspiration to back Amaechi• Senate President begins consultations with delegates in Katsina• Buratai drums support for Amaechi From next week, all attention will be on …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has restated the need to designate gas as a transition fuel in the global net-zero emissions target by 2060 even as he observes that Africa is now winning that argument. Osinbajo (SAN) spoke while receiving a delegation of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank, AfDB, led by the Dean of the Board, Mrs. …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria, on Wednesday visited Niger State, where he bragged about his experience which according to him, has prepared him to succeed his boss, having served as Vice President for seven years. His words at the palace of the Emir of Mina: “One thing that I am certain about is that God has given me all …

Edo State Government has announced the commencement of revalidation exercise for pensioners resident outside Nigeria. In a statement, Permanent Secretary/Chairman, Edo State Pensions Bureau, Mrs. Aikefe O. Aigbavboa, said the revalidation exercise for pensioners residing outside Nigeria will be conducted virtually, via Skype. She said, “Further to the earlier announcement of the ongoing ‘I Am Alive’ Revalidation Exercise, it is …

Edo State Government has called for electronic submission of processing documents to the Ministry of Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development to ease and fast track processing of building plans, permits and other approvals. Commissioner of Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo, in a statement, said all documents submitted in support of applications for building permits and other …