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By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, today, warned against reckless driving in the state, while commiserating with the families of the victims of Tuesday ghastly motor vehicle accident on Sakponba Road, Benin City, which reportedly claimed the lives of four persons. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, who signed the statement on behalf of …

Six Attorneys-General from the South-West States visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,  on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa and briefed him on the progress of justice reforms in their various States, many of which they said were inspired by the successes recorded during his stint as Lagos State Attorney-General. The Vice President who expressed delight at the visit commended the Attorneys-General …

Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride the wave of popularity of cryptocurrencies in West Africa’s two largest economies. Central banks in both countries have partnered with foreign financial tech companies to create digital versions of their currencies, joining the global train of countries exploring the initiative. Stacked cryptocurrency coins …

• Buhari proposes structure amendment to Petroleum Act 2021• Stakeholders express disappointment, raise concerns over investors’ confidence• ‘Nigeria’s oil, gas sector may be business as usual despite PIA’• Increase percentage on PIA profits to host communities, Yoruba forum canvasses Barely one month after assenting to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari is asking the Senate to amend …

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Prof. Bishop Ekele, says contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the hospital did its best to save a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, who died in the facility on Sunday. He, however, said only the family of the deceased could disclose the …

The Northern Elders Forum has said that it regretted that it got rid of then President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections to vote in the incumbent, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The group expressed disappointment that Buhari disappointed millions of Nigerians including members of the All Progressives Congress who trusted in his leadership prior to the poll six years …

Seven days after the Rivers State Government dragged the Federal Inland Service before the Supreme Court challenging the order by the Court of Appeal directing parties to maintain status quo in the Value Added Tax dispute, there is uncertainty over when the apex court will sit on the matter. This is despite the urgency of the matter as some firms …

At least 353 Nigerian doctors have been registered to work in the United Kingdom  in the last 100 days. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council – the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK – showed that the GMC licensed at least 353 Nigerian-trained doctors between June 10, 2021 and …

A Bill seeking to introduce stiffer punishment for kidnapping, wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement for ransom, has passed second reading at the Senate. This was sequel to the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor, Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Osun) during plenary on Tuesday. The bill is titled “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints and Confinement Bill 2021”. Leading the debate on the general …

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has arrived in Addis Ababa to begin his new role as AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa region. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, had on August 26 tapped Mr Obasanjo to help the organisation’s drive to promote peace, security, stability and political dialogue all over the Horn of Africa. …