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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Saturday, commissioned a 1.6km road and other facilities at the Police Training School at Ogida Barracks, in Benin City. Some of the facilities include a 450-capacity college auditorium, three large halls and a multipurpose block, among others. The team also inspected a female …

• No More Excuses Over Perennial Flood Menace, Lawmakers Declare• Minister Blames Menace On Non-passage Of Water Resources Bill By NASS• Bagudu Seeks Establishment Of National Drainage Architecture• FG Reassures Niger Delta Of Resettlement Plan• Death Toll Rises To 21 In Abia A face-off between members of the National Assembly (NASS) and the executive arm of the Federal Government is imminent …

Construction giant Julius Berger, has shut down operations over security threats in Abuja. This is coming two days after Jabi Lake Mall did same. Despite the fact that Police had dismissed reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was saturated with explosive bombs, two organizations have stopped operations in Abuja. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa …

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has queried the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print new naira notes at a critical period like this. Director General, Dr Chinyere Almona, expressed shock that CBN could come up with such plan when the printing of new notes will not in any way help to prune the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said the Commission is under pressure to deliver a free, fair and credible elections in 2023. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education  Committee(IVEC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Festus Okoye stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. According to Okoye, there is …

The United States of America said it was evacuating families out of Abuja due to a security threat but not diplomats, clarifying an earlier statement. A State Department statement revealed on Thursday that the US had ordered the exit of families as well as non-emergency personnel from Abuja, developing precautionary measures after an earlier alert to US citizens. The State …

To avoid what may snowball into bitter inter-agency rivalry, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday reacted to claims by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, that her Ministry was kept in the dark by the apex bank in the ongoing process of redesigning the N200, N500 and N1,000 bank notes. According to the …

NNEWI– The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday accused the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mallam Abubakar Malami, of promoting ethnic agenda against its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and Ndigbo. IPoB also accused Malami of unjustly transferring of the judges who displayed sincerity and justice on the 13th of October 2022 in the Appeal Court, judgement which discharged and …

• Marketers, NARTO deny involvement in smuggling• Stakeholders insist on subsidy removal• Sowunmi: Exchange rate, flood, others affecting fuel supply There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, and key members of agencies in the oil sector, especially the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, have questions to answer over subsidy scandal standing …

…Finance minister says not aware of policy …Warns CBN of Consequences Barely Forty Eight  hours after the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele announced that the apex bank would redesign the country’s currency December 15, 2022, the Federal Government Friday disagreed with him. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning , Zainab Ahmad who disowned the policy, …