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Edo State government is committed to ensuring the even spread of developmental projects across the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki said on Thursday as the Federal Government inaugurated four Songhai farms in the state. Obaseki, who was represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu. …

• Delegation moves to Nembe over oil spill• President receives CEOs of NMDPRA, NUPRC The Federal Government, yesterday, declared it has no control over rising prices of cooking gas in the country. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concern over sundry developments, especially as the global market determines gas prices. Buhari has also directed Minister of State for Petroleum …

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, snubbed the call by the United States and the United Nations for the implementation of the leaked report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses, rubbishing the report in its entirety. The panel had stated in its report that at least nine persons were killed on …

A breakaway group of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists are establishing camps in Niger State, the state government has said. The Secretary to the state government, Ahmed Matane, raised the alarn at a press conference in Minna on Tuesday. Mr Matane said armed bandits were aligning with insurgents to indoctrinate residents in some communities in …

The United States (U.S.) Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Community Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission (cPMTCT) programme in Lagos to support a healthier population in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of the programme in Lagos, U.S.-CDC Country Director, Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd, highlighted the U.S. mission’s goal of strengthening local health systems in Nigeria …

The Country Director, Amnesty International, Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, has expressed misgivings over the Federal Government’s reaction to the Lagos EndSARS probe panel report, saying they were not surprised by government’s denial of ‘Lekki Tollgate incident’. The body urged the Federal Government to verify the evidence provided by the report, faulting the manner government was dismissing it. Amnesty International also called …

A former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, has cleared the air on the recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying he is not above the law and neither does joining the ruling APC gives him immunity over arrest or detention. Vanguard had earlier reported how EFCC invited the former minister and how …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the inauguration of the newly constituted board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), an official has said. The inauguration was scheduled to hold on Wednesday but has now been postponed till further notice, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said in a Tuesday statement. Mr Mustapha did …

· Kyari: NNPC may start invoicing the federation to maintain subsidy · Finance Minister reveals plan to introduce transport grant for vulnerable Nigerians El-Rufai: Despite oil prices rising globally, there is no windfall The World Bank yesterday sounded the alarm bells to Nigeria, saying further delay in removing the fuel subsidy which had been described as a major drain and …

**VP, Alaafin of Oyo headline launch of Centre in Ibadan International Centre for Yoruba Arts and Culture could become a base for how culture can help in building a more inclusive, fairer, and more just society, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo, who was speaking this afternoon at the launch of the Centre in Ibadan, the Oyo State …