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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move away from President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change, the Associated Press reports. The energy council — to be led by North Dakota …

Special Report by Mike Osarogiagbon The recent suspension of the employment of newly recruited individuals including 5,500 teachers in Edo State, just weeks after many received appointment letters from the previous governor, Godwin Obaseki, has thrown the state’s civil service into disarray. Recall that Governor Monday Okpebholo’s new administration announced the suspension on November 22, 2024, citing concerns that the …

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of a “13th-month” salary for workers in the state, as part of efforts to motivate the workforce and enhance productivity. In addition, the Governor has introduced a new policy offering automatic employment in the state civil service to First Class graduates of Edo origin from universities in Nigeria and …

Yesterday, the Senate passed for second reading the Tax Reform Bills, a set of four legislative proposals. Among other things, they seek to increase the Value-Added Tax (VAT) distributable to states to 55 percent while reducing the Federal Government’s share to 10 percent. The new legislative regimes also proposed zero VAT on exports and essential commodities, and to reduce company income …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday, announced that it would begin a two-week warning strike beginning from December 2, 2024, over the inability of the government to resolve its eleven item demands. Cardinal among the demands is the appointment of a Rector in Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State without following the due process and in violation of Federal …

Reuters reports that the law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta opens new tab to TikTok to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million).  The Australian government has on Thursday officially banned social media for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation. The development is …

It was gathered that the latest recovery took place last Friday, and included one Hilux van and two Toyota Hiace buses. The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee has recovered 30 government-owned vehicles from officials of the previous administration under former Governor Godwin Obaseki. It was gathered that the latest recovery took place last Friday, and included one Hilux van and …

…demands perpetrators be brought to book. Amnesty International Nigeria on Thursday indicted the Nigerian police for allegedly killing 24 protesters in six Northern states during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance demonstrations between 1st and 10th August 2024. The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, while unveiling a published report titled “Bloody August: Nigerian Government’s Violent Crackdown on #Endbadgovernance Protests” in …

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has announced that Nigeria’s long-overdue national census will finally be conducted in 2025. Kwarra made this disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at the 2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). He emphasized that the delay in conducting the census has hindered …

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to France with a warm greeting in Nigerian Pidgin English, stressing the cultural connection between the two leaders. The exchange took place on social media on Thursday, following Tinubu’s arrival in France for a state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. Following their meeting on Thursday, President Macron took to X …