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BY BOB MAJIRI OGHENE-ETEMIKU Five strategic environmental groups in Africa have stressed the need to reduce climate obstacles and other environmental issues within the mother earth of Africa. The groups recently called on African governments to stop the acceptance of fossil fuel projects driven by European countries via their Export Credit Agencies (ECAs). Speaking from Nigeria, the Executive Director of …

…Releases Helplines For Rapid Response Edo State Joint Security Taskforce has continued strict enforcement of the state-wide 10pm to 6am curfew imposed by the government to check the activities of hoodlums and criminals following the hijack of the #EndSARS protests in the state. The Taskforce, including the Army, Police and other sister security agencies, at the weekend raided some hotels …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin and the Royal Palace of Benin Kingdom on the birth of a new princess on Monday, October 20, 2020. The governor, in a statement, felicitated with the Oba of Benin and the palace on the safe delivery of the …

(CNN)The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN. The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s defeat, more than two weeks after Biden was declared …

(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden will choose Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve, as his secretary of the Treasury, according to two sources with knowledge of the pick. Yellen, who will be the first woman to hold the job should she be confirmed by the Senate, will be tasked to lead Biden’s economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has …

Says this will reduce impact of inflation on ordinary Nigerians N15 trn infrastructure company in the offing As Osinbajo explains reduction of import duties on cars, says govt will buy locally assembled vehicles In order to reduce the impact of inflation on Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari-administration, through the 2020 Finance Bill, is proposing the exemption of minimum wage earners from …

The Federal Government on Monday petitioned the Cable News Network (CNN), demanding “immediate and exhaustive investigation into its report on the Lekki Toll Gate incident to determine its authenticity and conformity to basic standards of journalism. In the petition addressed to Mr. Jonathan Hawkins VP, Communications, CNN Centre Atlanta, Georgia U.S, the government said if the international media organisation failed …

A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”. President Trump has refused to concede the election, making unsubstantiated claims of widespread electoral fraud. Many Republicans have supported his legal …

The other day, the media reported that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, seeking a ceasefire, apologised and promised a swift reform action following the #EndSARS protests. I can hardly believe what I am hearing. To whom is our Vice President apologising? Did Osinbajo itemise the infractions and omissions for which he, his boss and the entire political and leadership class are apparently expressing …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has earmarked N20.8 billion for the education sector in 2021 to sustain the gains recorded in the sector by the administration in the first term. The governor, in a statement, said the government will be committing 12.9bn to expanding the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) programme to ensure the roll out of the …