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Immersed in immeasurable joy and happiness, I welcome to the glory of God, my fourth grandson, Prince Matthew Ekpenede Besiru to this world. The baby was born on Saturday November 5, 2022, at Beverly Hospital Beverly, Massachusetts, the United State of America. His naming ceremony was performed on Saturday November 12, 2022 in the Middleton, Massachusetts home of his parents, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked political parties and their candidates to conduct their campaigns peacefully, eschewing divisiveness, rancour and violence. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the call in his message titled “100 Days To The 2023 General Election“ issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Yakubu, who maintained that the commission would not succumb to pressures to …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that INEC’s allegiance and loyalty are to Nigeria and Nigerians who want free, fair, credible, and verifiable elections supported by technology which guarantees transparent accreditation and upload of polling unit results for citizens to view in real-time on election day. This was as he reiterated that there …

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI),yesterday,  asked the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) and National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) to review the curriculum for entrepreneurship courses in order to address unemployment of graduates. Its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive,  Prof. Mohammad Haruna made the plea at the groundbreaking of the permanent site of NASENI Skill …

On September 18,2022 when MTN carried out what looked like a roll out of its 5G commercial services in Nigeria, it’s Chief Executive,Karl Toriola was full of excitement and boasted in a speech before all present that:“5G will change everything. It will allow us to connect, create, collaborate, and compete in ways we cannot imagine yet. Today we will show …

The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session Wednesday when senators began a debate on the motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani had, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support …

The G20 Summit leaders in Bali, Indonesia have unanimously condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has caused nearly 9 months of the war. The world’s leaders said the war has caused massive public suffering and as such is condemned in the strongest terms, according to CNN. Indonesian President and the summit host, Joko Widodo, on Wednesday, in the closing remarks …

About eight domestic airlines sued the FG to court over the matter A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Nigerian government from proceeding with the establishment of its proposed national carrier. TheCable reported that the temporary injunction was given in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/2159/2022 and filed by registered trustees of the …

Edo State Government, on Tuesday, commenced clampdown on violators of environment laws in Benin metropolis, as part of stepped-up efforts to ensure a cleaner and safer environment. The Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, led officials from the ministry, public health workers and waste management board officers to clamp down on the violators in major streets …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration was transforming into Nigeria’s first smart state with the provision of fibre optic connectivity in all Edo communities. Obaseki, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, said the optical fibre connectivity being rolled out across Edo’s 18 local councils will enhance access to the internet and expand the state’s digital …