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The Edo State Government has reiterated it commitment towards promoting health care delivery for the under-aged citizens of the state, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation. Governor Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this when he received representatives of development partners at the Government House in Benin. Obaseki noted that his administration was concerned that the future of the state could be …

The Benson Idahosa University, Edo State, has faulted the clarification by the Federal Government that Fanta and Sprite beverages manufactured in Nigeria by the Nigeria Bottling Company were safe for consumption. A Lagos High Court had ordered the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control‎ to compel the NBC to include a written warning that the drinks could not …

Donald Trump suffered a major legislative reversal on Friday as Republicans were forced to pull their repeal of the Affordable Care Act from the House floor. After weeks of contentious negotiations over the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Republicans had to admit defeat as they could not gain sufficient support from their own side for the plan to overhaul US …

Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, looked a lot like a tall man trying to stay warm under a short blanket. When Republicans pulled in one direction, they lost coverage at the other end. Hardline conservatives wanted to change regulations that define health insurance, such as a requirement that health plans cover maternity …

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, on Thursday said he had directed all governorship aspirants in the state not to contest the 2019 election against the incumbent governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and his deputy, Dr. Oluranti Adebule. The monarch provided justification for his directive, which he said, was founded on Ambode’s unprecedented performance in government under two years even …

Currency speculators and others who had stockpiled the greenback continued to count their losses on Thursday, when the naira extended its gains on the parallel market and inched closer towards a convergence between the street price for the dollar and the rate offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for invisible transactions. The naira sold for between N380 and …

The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City has been described as the biggest gamble of Donald Trump’s business career. In 1990, he relied on high-interest loans known as junk bonds to launch the casino-hotel complex. The gamble was a spectacular failure and, just over a year later, the Taj Mahal filed for bankruptcy. Now Trump is taking the biggest gamble …

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has directed US diplomatic missions to identify “populations warranting increased scrutiny” and toughen screening for visa applicants in those groups, according to diplomatic cables seen by Reuters. He has also ordered a “mandatory social media check” for all applicants who have ever been present in territory controlled by Islamic State, in what two former …

Hi everyone, how are you? If your name is Ivanka (there really aren’t that many of you), then maybe you had a great week. Maybe you got a new job with your dad with perks like access to classified information from the US government (chances are much higher if your last name is Trump). Which brings me to the subject …

The foreign ministers or foreign ministry representatives of about 60 countries are to meet Wednesday in Washington to discuss strategy in the fight against the terrorist group Islamic State. The State Department said the diplomats would “review the campaign to date and strategize how to further accelerate the defeat of ISIS,” using an alternative name for Islamic State. Secretary of …