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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Muazu Sambo as a minister. He wrote to the Senate seeking the confirmation of the ministerial nominee from Taraba State. The president’s letter was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. Mr Sambo may be replacing either of the ministers of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and Power, Saleh Mamman, …

Nigeria needs an urgent strategy to grow its capacity in the gas sub-sector to spur industrial development across all parts of the country. This was the submission of the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas and President Nigerian Gas, Association, NGA, Ed Ubong at the just-concluded Practical Nigeria Content Forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. According to him, “We need to begin …

Great Benin King, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on Monday signed documents preceding the return of the two looted artefacts that were recently returned by the British Government to its Nigerian counterpart. The artefacts, with others expected to arrive in Nigeria soon, were looted about 124 yrs ago by the colonialists. At a ceremony at his palace, Oba …

Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant claims one life in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says on Monday At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed death globally from the swiftly spreading strain. Since the first Omicron cases were detected …

Governor  Nyesom Wike of Rivers sacks Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, for allegedly hosting preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) without approval. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday, sacked the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, for allegedly hosting preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) without approval. Wike announced the …

Edo State Government, through the state’s skills development agency, Edojobs has launched a fashion and style corner to aggregate designers and other lovers of fashion in the state. The fashion booth was set up by the state government, in collaboration with GIZ’s Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) programme, to create job opportunities for the state’s teeming youth population and …

Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project in Edo State (Edo NEWMAP) is test running a plastic redemption application to assist in dealing with the threat posed by plastic waste clogging stormwater drains and natural moats. The State Coordinator of Edo NEWMAP, Dr. Tom Obaseki, who revealed this at a one-day workshop on ‘Advancing Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in our Cities,’ …

*Insurgency won’t end by military approach alone – OBJ *We must sustain pressure on FG to end killings, kidnappings – CAN *Elites promoting insecurity in Nigeria – Edwin Clark *Middle-belt suffering unprovoked attacks – MBF *Nigeria must trash 1999 Constitution to overcome security challenges – Gani Adams *Poor leadership bane of Nigeria’s security – NEF *Bandits on revenge mission –  …

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says there might be an introduction of new tariffs and levies in 2022 ”as the economy was now on a recovery path”. Mrs Ahmed made this known while addressing ‘stakeholders’ at a public hearing on the 2021 Finance Bill organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Monday in Abuja. She said that …

Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy on Monday reiterated the need for formulation of security policies with technology mindset to tackle insecurity challenges in the country. Pantami made the call in Abuja at the maiden annual conference of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA), Abuja Chapter. The conference has its theme as “Digitisation as an Enabler …