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Discovers 14,665 multiple registration of voters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, announced that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) designed by its in-house engineers, has been reviewed for maximum performance and deployment in coming elections. INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja, said the BVAS was one of the two …

Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply and sanitation Hygiene (SURWASH) programme is expected to provide six million people with basic drinking water services and 1.4 million people access to improved sanitation services Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says Nigeria needs not less than six trillion Naira to meet the demands for water supply infrastructure in the country. …

The House also increased the oil benchmark to 62 dollars as against the 52 dollars that was proposed by the executive, while the exchange rate was retained at N410.15. Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed a unanimous adoption of a report laid …

A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday in Benin revealed that she killed Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December 2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss with a stool while sleeping …

Edo State Government is exploring investment opportunities across Edo’s18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) so as to attract investments into the councils, Managing Director, Edo Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi, has disclosed. Uwaibi, who spoke during the Validation of Areas Potential Survey Report, held in Benin City during the week, said the initiative is part of efforts to ensure …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – A new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Ahmad Abdurrahman has assumed duty in zone 5 Command Headquarters, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. The new AIG assumed duty on December 16, 2021 after taking over from AIG Isaac O. Akinmoyede who has been redeployed to zone 9, Umuahia. Zone 5 Command with its …

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, stating that signing it into law would cause trouble among the political parties in the country. Vanguard gathered that the letter of rejection of the bill, which is before the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, will be read on Tuesday at plenary. The letter from …

Lagos State Government signs issuance of N137.3 billion bond, aimed at executing key infrastructural projects in the state Lagos State Government on Monday signed the issuance of N137.3 billion bond, aimed at executing key infrastructural projects in the state. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Ikeja, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the conclusion of the process brought …

INEC presents budget of N305 billion for 2023 general elections to the National Assembly on Monday in Abuja Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented a budget of N305 billion for the 2023 general elections to the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the presentation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The committee had invited …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for concerted efforts among stakeholders to address critical issues in the manufacturing sector to ensure that the country is able to produce what it consumes so as to reduce excess wastes on importation. Obaseki gave the charge while declaring open a workshop organized by Manufacturing Africa and Edo State Investment Promotion Office, …