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CLEVELAND, Texas— Wilson Garcia hadn’t even asked his neighbor to stop shooting his gun. People in their rural town north of Houston are used to people firing their weapons to blow off steam, but it was late Friday night, and Garcia had a month-old son who was crying. So, Garcia said, he and two other people went to his neighbor’s …

By Eben Enasco  Edo State Internal Revenue Service EIRS, says it has stepped up efforts at digitizing its revenue process by introducing a self-service portal in the State. The move according to the State Internal Revenue Service, is to enable vehicle owners to conduct a self-renew process on expired vehicle documents from the comfort of their homes. A statement signed …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will fund the rebuilding of secondary schools in the state through the State Employment and Expenditure for Result (SEEFOR) programme. Speaking at the thanksgiving service for the 2023 Education Week, in Benin City, Obaseki noted that between May 1st 2023 and September 1st 2024, all funding for SEEFOR projects will …

…Adds: Africa offers solution to net zero ambitions Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria is advocating the coming together of African governments and leaders to develop a common resolve to push the Climate Positive Growth Agenda, which emphasizes how the continent can offer solutions to the global climate crisis while attaining economic growth in their countries. Prof. Osinbajo, a Senior …

The National Population Commission (NPC) says the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed due to the government’s transition programme and the post-election mood in the country. Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census manager and director, National Population Commission (NPC), said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday Mr Jalingo, who asserted the preparedness of the commission for the 2023 census, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked reports that it planned to phase out the newly redesigned N1, 000, N500 and N200 notes. Dr. Isa AbdulMumim, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications of the bank, described the reports as “fake news.” He advised members of the public to ignore such reports. He said, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria …

Ado Aleru, a notorious terrorist operating around Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara and around the boundary with Katsina, has released 74 out of the 91 abductees he kidnapped from Wanzamai community after 22 days in captivity. They were released Friday evening after the payment of ransom. PREMIUM TIMES exclusively gathered from a top local source, who took part in …

When the Lagos State government announced that the Blue Rail Line would commence commercial operations in the first quarter of 2023, many residents, especially those living along the Orile-Okokomaiko corridor were exhilarated that the pain they undergo while trying to connect Lagos Island from that axis would become a thing of the past. But just when they started the countdown, the state …

The Presidency, on Sunday, released its 90-page Fact Sheet chronicling the high points of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)-led regime as it winds down May 29. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Fact Sheet highlighted the 37 bills signed into law, 12 executive orders, several …

• Tinubu To Inherit $103.11b Public Debt, N22.7t W&M Advances As Economists Decry Poor Application• Downgrade Of Country’s Bonds In Capital/International Market Imminent• Loan From China Hits $4.29b• Borrowings Have Not Impacted People Positively — Rafsanjani When President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, takes the reins on May 29, 2023, he would buckle under the hefty yoke of over $103.11b (N46.25t) debt left behind …