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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sought the collaboration of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, in the areas of basic education and protection of the environment. The governor sought the support of the royal father when he led members of his Executive Council on an introductory visit to …

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Friday tendered his apology to the National Assembly over his recent alleged attacks and denigrating remarks at lawmakers over their powers to alter projects in the 2017 budget. He said he was quoted out of context by the media, confirming THISDAY’s report that he’s likely to blame journalists for …

The Senate has approved the $1.806 billion federal government 2016-2018 external borrowing (rolling) plan for the Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the North-east. The railway project, which includes the Lagos-Ibadan segment double track is to be funded by China Export-Import Bank for $1.231 billion, while the North-east rehabilitation is to be funded by the World …

The federal government projects that it would spend about N7.9 trillion next year, about N500 billion more than its N7.44 trillion appropriation for this year. The government’s plan came to light Thursday through the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, during an interactive session with top government officials, civil society organisations and Organised Private Sector (OPS) …

Arizona senator John McCain torpedoed his party’s Obamacare repeal bill – and with it Donald Trump’s legislative agenda – in a night of high drama on Capitol Hill in the early hours of Friday morning. McCain’s vote against the bill delivered a major setback for Republicans who have spent seven years vowing to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care …

The Senate effort to pass a “skinny” repeal of Obamacare failed dramatically early Friday morning by a 51-49 vote. John McCain joined Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who had previously made their objections known to defeat the bill. The failure of efforts to repeal Obamacare meant that Donald Trump is likely to start the next six months of his presidency …

Senators have cast their votes to amend sections in the fourth amendment of the 1999 Constitution. The lawmakers made 32 new amendments to the country’s constitution. See the full list below: 1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Fourth Alteration) Bill, No. 1, 2017 (Composition of Members of the Council of State) – This bill seeks to amend the …

Google took aim Wednesday at the red-hot mobile messaging market, with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. But the app’s reliance on Google’s predictive software drew immediate criticism from privacy advocates who argued it could open up user data to law enforcement — with former US intelligence …

Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communication, says the Federal Government is highly committed to supporting and promoting creative ideas and products like the e-paper vendor. The minister said this in his address at the formal launch of the e-Paper Vendor, a PDF newspaper services by the “Be Better Centre’’ on Thursday in Abuja. “Be Better Centre’’ is an organisation …

Google is set to launch an affordable device for the Nigerian market – Meet Ice 2. The company stated this on Thursday, at the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos. Google ‘s Chief Executive Officer, Sunday Pitchai, said, “Yes, Google is set to launch an Android device in September. One cool thing about this device is the price. The Ice …