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Hundreds of commuters and articulated vehicles were Friday stranded in Igarra and environs in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo as the indigenes protested their diversion from the Okpella to Okenne axis of the Benin – Auchi-Lokoja Highway as a result of its dilapidated state and the diversion of traffic to the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road which has also become dilapidated because …

The Nigeria Medical Association NMA has chided both Federal and State Governments for the lingering strike action of the National Association of Resident Doctors which had paralyzed hospitals across the country to the detriment of the Nigerian people. It warned that it would join forces if resident doctors were not paid all their due wages and the strike lingers. NMA …

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has asked doctors in the country to be humble and carry themselves with dignity, rather than try to compete with God. His statement is in reaction to the ongoing strike by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Mr Ngige, while speaking at the 2nd Summit of Medical Elders Forum (MEF) with …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised alarm over fake online registration portal for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission raised the alarm in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said that INEC attention had been drawn to a post, which is currently …

Germany ramping up vaccination campaign, fearing 4th wave of casesGermany, France to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters, ignoring WHO call National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union (AU), under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that …

The objective is to maximize revenue generation for the country and enhance national security such as curtailing kidnapping, utilization of vehicles in crime perpetration and terrorism. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Government has commenced the pilot phase of the National Vehicle Registry (VREG) project. Ahmed said this on Thursday in …

President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Dr. Johnson Odibo; the Ambassador of the African Bar Association for East, Central and Southern Africa, Ambassador Adesuwa Matthew Beeki-Uwaifo, have made Governor Godwin Obaseki’s list of Steering Committee to oversee the establishment of the Edo State Diaspora Agency. Also on the list is the Chief Executive Officer of Intellipharmaceutics …

…Promises to sustain progress, strengthen advocacy against drug abuse Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government’s synergy with security agencies has reduced kidnapping along the Benin-Auchi Expressway, assuring that government will continue to review its strategies in sustaining the development. The governor said this while reviewing the state of security in Edo, after a joint security …

The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months’ ban on the social networking site, Twitter, in Nigeria will be lifted soon. This is as it said that it has reached an agreement with Twitter in most areas of misunderstanding. Recall that on June 5, 2021, the FG had officially banned Twitter’s indefinitely, thereby restricting it from operating in …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant an order of interim injunction sought by former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Imo State Government stopping them from confiscating his properties located in various parts of the country. Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed held that granting the order during …