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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says trending social media report of an impending fuel scarcity due to purported refusal by some oil marketers to lift products from depots was false. The NNPC in a statement, in Abuja, on Friday by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu appealed to Nigerians to disregard the rumour. He explained …

Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has said the state government’s focus on the primary healthcare sector is aimed at meeting basic health needs and relieving pressure on tertiary healthcare institutions in the state. Shaibu said this during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Congolese Embassy led by the Congolese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Jacques …

In furtherance of the state’s stance against child molesters in the state, the Edo State Government has assured justice for a 12-year-old child allegedly defiled by a community leader in Oregbeni Quarters, Benin City. In a statement, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development assured that justice will be done in the matter, as the state government his committed …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that the state was positioned to become the digital hub for the South-South geo-political zone, with the 400km fibre optic internet infrastructure worth over $20m being laid by tech giants, Facebook and MainOne in the state. The governor disclosed this on the sidelines of the Annual Investment Meeting, which held in Dubai, …

Edo State Government has announced the commencement of physical and documentary verification for payment of pensioners in batches 48, 49 and 50. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary and Chairman, Pension Bureau, Mr Saylor Juwobor, urged all pensioners in batches 48, 49 and 50 to present themselves for physical and documentary verification at the Imaguero Hall, Benin City from Wednesday, …

…says AAU to get pedestrian bridge Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has assented to three laws amended by the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA). The amended laws are the Edo State Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Law 2018; provisions of the Land Bill, Rates and Charges payable in Edo State into a single Charge to be …

A man who claimed to be a professor, Jide Jisus, was on Thursday arrested for alleged examination malpractice as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for this year began across Nigeria. However, officials of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which is organising the examination, and candidates in many centres said the tests took off smoothly. But our reporters …

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave marching orders to the security operatives to deal ruthlessly with bandits terrorizing Zamfara state and its environs as well as other security challenges in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of about two hours security meeting with the President Buhari …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a contract of N2.8 billion for the installation of a digital web-based integrated system to aid prisons decongestion in Nigeria. This was announced Wednesday by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General the Federation, Abubakar Malami, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council. The meeting was chaired …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that the Google originated from the ‘Ifa’ also known as the oracle. The traditional leader said that without ‘Ifa,’ google would not have been created. He said this during the press tour of the tourist sites within the ancient city ahead of the Tourism Innovation and Development Innovation Conference (TIDA) …