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Few years ago, any economic pundit that thought of the possibility of a privately-owned petroleum refinery that would have the capacity to meet the needs of Nigeria’s downstream sector, and still export to neighboring countries, would have been tagged a dreamer; hallucinating in the reveries of fantasies. Even if the prediction came out of the mouth of a known expert, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured the people of the state that his government would fulfil all promises made during his second term electioneering campaign. The governor said the state has commenced the process for the creation of a 30-year development plan to provide the government with necessary tools, guidelines and milestones for development planning. Obaseki, who spoke …

By Okhide Em’ya David Nigerian correctional Service has confirmed the recent reports of attack on its facility in Ubiaja, Edo State, something that has become a recurring event after the EndSars protest of last year. The attack involved a failed jail break at Ubiaja Correctional Centre in Edo State on Wednesday, where the inmates attempted to fight their way out …

*7 States, FCT set for phase 1 rollout *Osinbajo commends progress so far Special-Agro Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme aimed at concentrating agro-processing activities in demarcated areas to boost productivity and integrate production, processing and marketing of selected commodities is set to be rolled out by the Nigerian government. This initiative being carried out by Federal Government in partnership with …

Edo State Government has assured tertiary institutions in the state of sustained support to improve the standard of education and ensure the overall development of the state. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq. gave the assurance when he received members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) from the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, who were on …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Conference of Non-governmental Organisations (CONGOs), on Thursday organized an interactive session between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Cooperative/Civil Society groups to deepen public awareness of the various economic interventionist programs being implemented by Nigeria’s apex bank. The initiative, which was sponsored in partnership with the Moses Oisakede Leadership Foundation (MOLF), took place at the …

The German Government has picked Ghana as the location for the West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention. The German ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff, made this known via a tweet. This is coming barely one week after Twitter also chose to locate its Africa base in Ghana. Retzlaff tweeted, “Excellent news: Germany Flag of Germany will support …

The West African Examinations Council has said that candidates can now collect Attestation of Results and Certificates from any of its offices in Nigeria. This is a departure from the past that required candidates to collect the said documents from the office of the Council in the state where they had their examination. In a statement signed by the Ag …

Some members of Nigerian Twitter community have dragged a former journalist with Premium Times, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, for defending Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, after exposing the National Youth Corps Scheme exemption certificate forgery of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. Following the outrage that greeted Abdulaziz’s story, Adeosun had resigned in September 2018 barely three years after …

The main opposition party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken strong exemption to a remark by President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians should expect ‘continuity’ from his administration, following his return from routine medical checks in London, the United Kingdom. The President had while fielding questions from a reporter at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on …