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*Visiting US-based Nigerian born CEO of Methodist Hospitals, USA praises FG’s COVID-19 response Nigeria must continue engaging knowledgeable crack teams and subject matter experts in a bid to avoid the serious economic consequences that arise from badly negotiated or poorly crafted international economic agreements. This should be in addition to the creation of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations in …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the immediate increase of Duty Tour Allowance (DTA) for workers in the state, across board. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., disclosed this during a meeting with Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Directors in the Public Service, held at the Government House, Benin City. …

By Bob Majiri-Oghene Etemiku Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has urged the ExxonMobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to urgently comply with the recent Federal High Court judgement which ordered it to pay the sum of N81.9 billion as compensation for oil spills from the company’s facilities which occurred between 2000 and 2010. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend cautioned against population explosion in the country, while stressing the need for proper population management. Speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital during a mentoring session with students of some selected schools across the country, Obasanjo raised the alarm that Nigeria’s population was becoming a liability due to its improper management. He said …

President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to a fresh threat by a militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, to cause instability in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. The group in a recent statement attributed to it said it was planning to sabotage Nigeria’s economy by attacking oil installations in the region. The group also threatened to attack politicians “collaborating” with the Nigerian government to “undermine” …

The National Association of Nigerian Students has said it met with controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, to seek the release of hundreds of abducted students all over the country. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement on Monday titled, ‘Safe And Secure School; NANS Meets Sheik Gumi’. Asefon said, “I led the leadership of NANS to meet …

Power blocs within the All Progressives Congress have started the scramble for the control of the party’s structures, a  few days after the approval and release of new dates for its ward, local government and state congresses. The PUNCH gathered in Abuja, on Sunday that with Friday’s decision by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to approve the timetable for …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo says his government has increased the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by close to N15 billion without raising taxes in the first two years. This was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, in Ibadan on Sunday. The statement quoted the governor as saying this, on Saturday evening at …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed a former Lagos State Accountant General, Mr David Sunmoni, as chairman of the 13-member Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU). Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, said in a statement that the appointment was based on the report of the Special Visitation Panel on the appointment of the 9th Vice-Chancellor. …

A 45-year-old man, simply identified as Mr. Christopher, on Saturday night beat his 39 year-old wife to death over N2,000. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the incident happened at No.1, Agbontaen Street, beside Ebvareke Secondary School, off Agboniro Street, Uselu, Benin City. The man was said to have beaten up his wife, Mrs. Isoken Christopher, a mother …