NewsReports

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the problems facing Nigeria are not about restructuring as being suggested in many quarters. He also wondered how past Nigerian leaders, including a military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida; former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former President Goodluck Jonathan, spent the oil revenues that accrued to the country during their administrations. According to a statement on Monday by his …

Lawyers on Monday condemned in strong terms the comments made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the rule of law will take second stage on issues involving alleged threat to national security. In various interviews with PREMIUM TIMES, the lawyers described Mr Buhari’s August 26 address to members of the Nigeria Bar Association as a descent to dictatorship and a sad …

As part of ongoing efforts to improve quality education by leveraging Information Communication Technology (ICT), the Edo State Government has partnered with SAP, an international software company, on a 2-day digital literacy workshop for 500 secondary school teachers across the state. The Edo State Government is organising the training tagged Digital Literacy Workshop through its Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). …

…fee now to be deducted at point of receiving benefits Edo State provision which made it mandatory for persons applying for letters of estate Administration to pay 10 per cent of the total value of property in advance, as a condition for the issuance of Letters of Administration has been abolished by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. The provision …

United States President, Donald Trump, called his Nigeria counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, “lifeless,” after their April meeting, claimed global business newspaper, Financial Times, in a recent publication. Buhari and Trump met at the White House on April 30. Both leaders discussed issues bordering on fighting terrorism and economic growth. However, as Trump is set to welcome President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, …

The Federal Government has released the list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-east (please see attached list). In a statement in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said though the contracts for many of the roads were awarded before the advent of this Administration, they were either poorly funded …

The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on Electoral Matters have adopted N143bn as the workable budget for the 2019 polls. The committee members, just rising from a meeting at the National Assembly, rejected the earlier version of N189.2bn, a combination of the N143bn and another N45.6bn proposed to be vired from the 2019 budget. The lawmakers said they …

BENIN CITY – Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orhionmwon-South Constituency, Edo State have apologized to the people in the locality for their error in the choice of Hon Roland Asoro to represent the constituency in the State House of Assembly. The leaders, who spread across wards in the constituency, including Mr Wesley Asoro and Timothy Asoro therefore …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has paid a condolence visit to the Edo South Senatorial leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Gentleman Amegor, over the death of his son, Uyi Amegor. The late Uyi Amegor, was the Vice Chairman of Egor Local Government Area, until his death. Obaseki was accompanied on the visit by his Chief of Staff, Chief …

The saga between the Oyo State government and popular singer Yinka Ayefele seems to be far from over after the state government partially demolished the singer’s Music House on Sunday. The demolition sparked a public outcry and on Thursday, the governor set up a meeting with the singer, his younger brother and his publicist. Ayefele gave details of the meeting …