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Nigeria’s Presidency, on Wednesday warned that the country will have to pay a price to continue subsidizing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol and that it may be left with no other choice than to continue borrowing to shoulder its fiscal overhead. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this when he featured on Channels Television’s …

Edo State Government will partner with the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) on the realization of the state’s urban master plan, aimed at driving sustainable socio-economic growth and development in the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki has said. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde, who led other …

Fourteen new permanent secretaries in Edo State took the oath of office on Tuesday, administered by, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who urged them to deliver efficient and quality services to Edo people. Obaseki, at the swearing-in of the new permanent secretaries, comprising nine males and five females at the Government House, Benin City, said the government will switch over from analogue …

A former government minister facing jail in Finland after tweeting a Bible verse pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges on Monday. Päivi Räsänen appeared at Helsinki District Court on Jan. 24, the first day of her trial, alongside Juhana Pohjola, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, who is facing one criminal charge. Finland’s Prosecutor General filed …

…New recruits warned to have Integrity, honesty as their watchword Two hundred and forty six officers newly recruited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have graduated from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense (NSCDC) training academy after a rigorous six-week course. The Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, who was the Reviewing Officer at …

Historically, the moment a society slides into insecurity or outright warfare, it is its most vulnerable demographics that bear the brunt of the plunge into chaos, taking in shades the blows that rise when there is very little incentive to respect the rule of law and maintain peace and order. Nigeria`s case has been no different. As insecurity presses in …

The Senate on Wednesday approved N215,811,290,243bn as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Finance during plenary. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Adeola, in his presentation, said out of the amount approved, N119,684,218,735 was for Personnel Cost, N60,160,518,057 for Overhead …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the Federal Government from further making deductions from the Federation Account to fund its own agencies not listed in the 1999 Constitution for direct allocation. The court declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional the direct allocations made so far by the government from the Federation Account to fund the Nigeria Police …

The House of Representatives has set up a 14-member committee to investigate the quantity of fuel consumed in the country daily and determine the state of the nation’s refineries. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this during the plenary session on Wednesday. He said the move became necessary following planned removal of subsidy by the federal government. Mr …

Integrates childhood immunisation in COVID-19 mass vaccination Nigeria has spent $298 million on procurement of 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson jab. Besides, 14,093,873 eligible persons have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 5,252,406 eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated as at January 25, 2022. Also, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) is integrating childhood …