Contractors working on major and inner-city road projects across Edo State have returned to site to speed up work on the state government’s urban renewal and infrastructural projects, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie said on Tuesday. Mr. Crusoe Osagie said in a statement, that a number of the contractors have returned to site …
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By Isaac Eranga Benin: A vote of confidence has been passed on the Chairman of Edo State Football Referees Council, Mr. Johnbull Nosa Okundolor by members and elders of the Council during an emergency meeting held recently at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo, Benin City. Speaking, the South/South zonal coordinator of the Nigerian Football Referees Association (NRA) – …
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Power distribution companies on Monday declared that the new electricity tariffs shall become enforceable from April 1. Speaking through their umbrella body, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, the Discos explained that the new tariffs ordered by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would cater for revenue shortfalls in the sector. In a tariff review clarification notice sent to our correspondent by …
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The Nigeria Immigration Service has released details of its new Visa-on-Arrival application processes for Africans and non-Africans. The Service made this known on its website on Monday. “This is to notify the General Public that Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rolled out a new Visa on Arrival Application Process for all Business Travelers and African Union (AU) countries, except for …
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The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said there won’t be increase in electricity tariff without consultations. The Chairman of NERC, Prof. James Momoh, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. According to him, what the commission has done is a tariff review, which is usually done twice a year. News Agency of Nigeria reports …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday said that Nigerians must stop the habit of travelling outside the country for medical treatment. “Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment. This is not good for us and it must stop because we can’t afford it again.” Disclosing this at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, during the …
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All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Edo State, Barr Anselm Ojezua has said the inauguration of a 41-man member mobilization committee to swell the membership of the party ahead of the 2020 governorship election in the state, would pull in high-value politicians in an organized, systemic fashion. The committee is headed by Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen while Abdul Kadir Giwa serves …
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The Kaduna State Government on Saturday commiserated with the families of victims of a gas explosion in the state. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement issued in Kaduna, expressed sadness at the incident. He said: “Our thoughts are with them in this sad moment.” The incident occurred in a business premises located …
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US and Israeli flags were set alight in Iran’s capital Saturday as thousands mourned the loss of top military commander Qasem Soleimani, a day after he was killed by American forces. “We are with you,” they chanted as they waved their hands in unison during the outpouring of grief at a rally in Tehran’s Palestine Square, an AFP correspondent reported. …
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Two mortar rounds hit the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone Saturday and two rockets slammed into a base housing US troops, security sources said, a day after a deadly American strike. The precision drone strike outside the Baghdad airport on Friday killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, top Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and a clutch of other Iranian and Iraqi …
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