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By Eben Enasco Edo State House of Assembly is considering a bill to domesticate the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in the State, 2023. The bill, which was recently introduced in the spirit of uniformity, alignment, and harmony, aims to enhance the welfare of teachers in the state. House Majority Leader, Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian, flagged off the debate, urging members …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has initiated a peace-building process to resolve the issue between His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, and some suspended Enigie. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with some Enigie in Edo South Senatorial District, held at the residence of Prof. Gregory Akenzua in Benin City, …

Petrol stations are to have points of sale for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said yesterday. The agency’s Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, broke the news to reporters after a meeting with high volume suppliers of petroleum products in Abuja. He said the proposal is to align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s CNG initiative and …

• Govt earns N78.9 billion from resource in 15 months• Stakeholders accuse govt, private jet owners of aiding crime• Expert says PAGMI culpable in mining crisis• FG urged to be proactive to avoid possible collapse of the sector   Nigeria’s 21.37 tonnes or 754,000 ounce of estimated gold reserves, currently worth $1.8 billion at $2,352.84 per ounce spot price at the international market may …

Hong Kong – Chinese leader Xi Jinping will welcome Vladimir Putin to China on Thursday for the Russian president’s second visit in less than a year – the latest sign of their growing alignment amid hardening global fault lines as conflict devastates Gaza and Russia makes advances in Ukraine. Putin will arrive in China just over a week since entering a new term in …

Niger State House of Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji has lashed out at the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for opposing his decision to sponsor the wedding of 100 girls orphaned by banditry. He said she was being misled. Sarkindaji told reporters that the minister does not know anything about his constituency and their needs and has no right to …

The Police have urged Nigerians to take the advantage of its Complaint Response Unit, at the Force Headquarters, to report misconduct of its officers and men. The Head of the unit, CSP El-Musta Sani, made the appeal at a Summit organised in Abuja by the  Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in collaboration with the Foundation for Youth Empowerment and Social Justice. …

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has begun moves to stop the plan by the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, to marry off 100 orphaned girls in the state. She said on Monday that she had reported the case to the police by petitioning the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and sought …

•As Tinubu receives report from c’ttee President Bola Tinubu yesterday received the report of the High Powered Presidential Committee, HPPC, on Nigeria’s extended continental shelf project, with a commendation to the team of experts who worked hard over the years to advance the project. The project aims to extend Nigeria’s maritime boundaries in accordance with the United Nations Convention on …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Gunmen who claimed to be Ijaw Freedom Fighters invaded Imariogha Community also known as AT&P near Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc in Ovia South-west local government area of Edo State killed the company worker, injured one and left buildings and vehicles razed in a midnight offensive. The warning note on the victim’s chest. The gunmen after killing …