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The apex socio-cultural group of the Yoruba people, Afenifere, and the Pan Niger Delta Forum have maintained that the rotation of the Nigerian presidency between the North and the South was not negotiable. Both groups explained that it was necessary for the position of the President to shift to the South in 2023 for the sake of decency, justice and …

• Nigeria’s tax system problematic, Supreme Court to expedite action on VAT• Country lacks fund to build economy, borrowing a necessity• Govs need to manage finance responsibly• El-Rufai, Akeredolu altercations on open grazing needless Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, lamented the recent altercation between his colleagues, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna …

*Records one million hits in days after unveiling according to analytics The official website of the upcoming Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira, has gone live, exactly one week to the planned launch of the initiative. Remarkably, 24-hours after the website went live, it has recorded over one million hits, according to analytics monitored by THISDAY. The …

*Receives CAN award of excellence at body’s 45th anniversary, describes body as a force for peace, unity & social justice *CAN honours Imam Abubakar Abdullahi from Barkin Ladi, Plateau State *VP urges leaders to be relentless advocates of freedom of worship, justice & the rule of law In pursuit of a more united and peaceful society, Christian groups and leaders …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, have reiterated the need for more persons to get vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19 virus. They spoke during the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination, South-South Zone Townhall Meeting, at the Government House, in Benin City. The Minister of Health said over 90 percent of deaths recorded from COVID-19 are of unvaccinated persons, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration has trained over 11,365 teachers in the state since the introduction of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EDOBEST) in 2018, deploying digital teaching tools to provide functional basic education to Edo children. Obaseki said this at the 29th annual International Conference of the Association of Vocational Education of Nigeria (AVTEN), …

*Explains why Buhari administration prioritised infrastructure development in its economic agenda *VP commissions projects in Akwa Ibom on 34th State creation anniversary Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said the Buhari administration is encouraging State governments in the country to follow its infrastructural development agenda to become major industrial hubs. This, he said  is against the backdrop that the …

The state has quite limited resources and so there is no better time to draw the attention of the federal government to intervene than now. Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Idris said on Friday while briefing newsmen in Minna the government would open Minner-Bida Road after rehabilitation. According to the News Agency of Nigeria reports, Idris …

Regeneron antibody drug cocktail  ‘casirivimab and imdevimab’ has been added to World Health Organization (WHO’s) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients official says. Dr Janet Diaz, Head of Clinical Care,World Health Organisation’s (WHO), says Regeneron antibody drug cocktail  `casirivimab and imdevimab’ has been added to  WHO list of treatments for COVID-19 patients. Diaz said it was a major breakthrough in …

Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has said that the maritime sector was being opened up for great investment opportunities given the ongoing removal of wrecks. Amaechi made this known on Friday, in Lagos, at the official launch of the removal of wrecks along the Badagry creek from Tincan Island to Navy Town, Lagos, according the report by Vanguard Nigeria …