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Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, has disowned the statement, that BUA has purchased a million doses of COVID-19 (AstraZeneca) vaccines for Nigerians, stating that no individual or company can purchase vaccines directly from any legitimate and recognized manufacturer. In an explicit statement, published by the Vanguard, clearing the air on COVID-19 purchase, the body explained that BUA Chairman Alhaji Abdulsamad must …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed the outgoing Assistant Inspector General (AIG), zone 5, Shola David for his resilience, sacrifice and commitment to nation building and security of the state. The AIG is retiring from the Nigeria Police Force after 35 years in active service.   Obaseki, who received David on a courtesy visit at the Government House in Benin …

Federal ministers and heads of agencies are reporting further progress in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan of the Buhari Administration as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presides over a meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee earlier on Monday at the Presidential Villa. Highlights of the reports presented to the Committee include the release of N37B for the Survival Fund …

By Okhide Em’ya David Property merchants in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria have amongst several other concerned, raised alarm over worsening, escalating cost of building materials in the State, which they say may lead to outrageous or astronomical increase in rents and other property charges. Investigations revealed that since November 2020, the price of tipper load of sand jumped …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged residents in the state to take advantage of the Vivian Ogu Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Benin City, the state capital to report cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other forms of Gender-Based Violence in order to eradicate the menace in the state. He said this in commemoration of International …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has bemoaned the high level of corruption in the healthcare system in the state, noting that his administration would insist on a new order and that doctors must render services to Edo people to justify their salaries. The governor made the submission during a meeting with doctors drawn from the State Hospital Management Board, …

The Survival Fund Scheme is meant to support small businesses and to protect jobs during COVID-19 pandemic. Beneficiaries of a federal government monthly “survival” grant, who work in a hotel in Akwa Ibom State, have been forced to surrender the money for three months to the hotel management. Ten employees of the hotel,  Duran Hotels, Uyo, including the hotel CEO, in October, …

The legislature, as the voice of the people, is expected to connect with the people – and online technologies make this easier, cheaper and faster. Nigerians are now more active online than ever. Data from the National Communications Commission and independent bodies suggest that the majority of citizens use the internet, social media and smartphones for everyday activity. Many of these people engage in …

The Myanmar military had earlier in the week blocked the access to social media platform Facebook saying it hopes to ensure stability as it consolidates on power. Myanmar’s junta Saturday continued its crackdown on the internet in response to the mass protests, now in its second day, sweeping across the streets of the country’s main city, Yangon, following a coup …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo state command of the Nigerian Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized two hundred and thirty three thousand, seven hundred and seventy-eight kilograms (233,778kg)  of  dried Indian hemp also known as Cannabis, with an estimated street value of over N1.4 billion naira. Commander Edo state NDLEA, Buba Wakawa said in Benin that it was  …