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Innovators at the just-concluded Edo Technology and Innovation Expo held in Benin City are confident that their latest invention, a one-ton truck, could drive the growth of the nation’s transport and agriculture industries with adequate funding and commercialization. The expo with the theme, “Leveraging on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development,” served as a platform to …

…Says Edo will partner UNDP to create more jobs for Edo youths Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for transparency and accountability in the use of public resources amid the decline in government revenue. Obaseki gave the charge when he received a delegation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Accountability Lab and Open Contracting Partnership, at the …

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, ordered special promotion for Police Constable (PC), Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey) who won the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title belt at East Sussex, London. The IGP took the action while receiving Aina in his office, at the Force Headquarters, Garki, Abuja, according to a statement …

Following their threat to continue protesting indefinitely, Nigeria’s minister of education, Adamu Adamu, on Monday night met with the protesting students and pledged the commitment of the government towards addressing their concerns. The minister, who had earlier walked out on the students on Monday morning over what he reportedly described as rude conduct of the student leaders, later met the leadership …

By AARE AFE BABALOLA The recent unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a classic example of the popular saying “that when the strong does what he likes, the weak suffers what he must”. How else can one describe the act of one of the most powerful countries in the world in invading a struggling state with numberless tanks, bombers …

All is set for the Senate and House of Representatives to vote on 68 proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Both chambers are expected to vote separately on the amendments, during plenary sessions. The report of the constitution review, which contains the proposed amendments, was laid at both chambers last week by the ad hoc committees constituted to review the document. Some of the …

• Nigeria condemns reports of racism at Ukraine border• 256 Nigerians moved out of Ukraine, says Onyeama• First rounds of talks ends as Ukraine holds off Russia’s advance•Afe Babalola blames FG’s inaction for plight of Nigerians Parents of Nigerians studying in Ukraine yesterday, protested at the Russian Embassy in Abuja. The parents, who bore placards with various inscriptions were basically …

*Says restructuring should be economic, financial viability-driven *As group asks him to join 2023 presidential race The President of African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has lamented the high rate of joblessness among Nigerians, saying about 40 per cent of youths were unemployed. Adesina, who disclosed this at a lecture in Lagos, said the youths were discouraged, angry and …

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, yesterday in Abuja, walked out on students protesting the continued face-off between the government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who have paralysed academic activities in the nation’s universities.  Easter: Cleric advises Nigerians to have hope in God The students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Nairobi, where he is billed to participate in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme, scheduled for 3rd – 4th March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. He will thereafter proceed to London for routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of …