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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has committed to accommodating more women in his government by ensuring that they are given equal opportunity to contribute to the state’s development. The governor, who said this in commemoration of the International Women’s Day marked every March 8, noted that he would continue to advance policies and programmes to promote gender mainstreaming. According …

Edo State Government is collaborating with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on the realisation of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s industrialisation drive, aimed at ensuring economic growth and development. Officials of the state government and UNIDO recently held a technical session with the heads of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to explore ways to fast …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Gunmen have abducted a serving senior Edo police officer, ASP Clement Amoko. He was abducted on Sunday morning at his residence, 2, Ohenhen Street, Off Iguikpe road, Useh Quarters, Benin City, Edo State. The armed men were said to have whisked the officer away in his private vehicle. A family source said the gunmen had through their …

*Restates call for State Police *NLTP, ranching & How to resolve farmer-herder clashes *Says FG can’t grab land  Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said that the task of building a society desired by all Nigerians is exerting and requires the contribution of all Nigerians. The challenge for everyone is “to build, not to destroy, to add to, …

President Biden said the Senate passing his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill is a “giant step forward” to providing relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. “When we took office 45 days ago, I promised the American people help was on the way. Today I can say we’ve taken one more giant step forward on delivering on that promise — …

United States Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan on Saturday, after an all-night “vote-a-rama” and a 12-hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party’s plan on a critical issue, the CNN has reported. The vote was 50 to 49 on a party-line vote. The House will vote Tuesday on the bill to approve changes …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki at the weekend maintained that he has no personal grudges against his predecessor and former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, but only dislikes his style of politics. Obaseki disclosed this to journalists in Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of the state, at the Centenary Birthday Thanksgiving of Msgr. Thomas …

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN Business)Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed as director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the global trade body. Okonjo-Iweala was appointed by the WTO after the last remaining rival candidate, South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee, withdrew from the race. She will take up her post on March 1, initially …

Introduces ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ To sustain and further boost inflows of diaspora remittances into the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria will pay recipients of diaspora remittances through CBN licensed IMTOs N5 for every $1 received as remittances inflow. In a Circular seen by THISDAY, the apex bank announced the introduction of “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”  as incentive …

Many Nigerians still believe in the conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 vaccination. Daniel Ogala, an Abuja resident, said he will not take the COVID-19 vaccines that Nigeria recently acquired because he believes it is an orchestrated plan by the ‘Western world’ to monitor Africans. “When they inject you with the vaccine, a chip will be implanted inside your body and will be used …