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…Over 500,000 smallholder farmers expected to benefit from project Edo State Government said it has entered a partnership with Heifer International and Amo Farms Sieberer Limited for the development of a modular poultry processing plant. When completed, the plant would process 10,000 poultry birds daily, according to the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Stephen Idehenre. The commissioner who disclosed …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Director-General, Edo State Health Insurance Commission (EDOHIS), Dr Rock Amegor has advocated regular exercise to reduce healthcare cost and promote general wellbeing. He noted that people who engage in exercise hardly fall sick as when they do, it is not difficult for them to recover. Amegor made the case for regular exercise, while …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested four persons allegedly involved in the mobbing of an alleged thief in Benin City, the state capital. The unfortunate incident occurred at Iyanomo Community, Off Ekehuan Army Barracks, Benin City on Sunday, November 27, 2022. The yet-to-be identified victim, accused of stealing an unregistered motorcycle was …

*Health Reform Committee holds retreat, highlighting multi-sectoral collaboration in improving health facilities, indices nationwide Ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to reposition Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system must include collaboration among different levels of government and the private sector to ensure effective implementation of reforms that will cater to the needs of Nigerians in the 21st century. This was stated by …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has said that from the first month in office, Nigerians would start seeing clear changes if the LP Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi is elected, next year. Speaking on a one-on-one programme on Channels Television, kidnapping for ransom, subsidy racketeering, and money laundering among others would be tackled …

…Suspends OSIEC chair, members …Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dethroned three monarchs appointed by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola. Recall Oyetola appointed several monarchs few weeks before handing over government to Adeleke. Among the newly appointed monarchs include, Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Yinusa Akadiri, Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Oluponle and Oba Adegboyega Famodun. The former governor …

Damaged Naira notes continue to surface following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) redesign of the nation’s currency unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. But in a video making rounds on social media, bags of damaged naira notes were uncovered at a warehouse in an unknown location at the time of this publication. The Nigerian currency was …

• N840/litre fuel raises airfares above N150,000 one-way Economy seat• Local airlines, NAMA in rash of aircraft leases, facility upgrades to cope with high demand• Not enough to curb delays, cancellation during harmattan, say pilots Barring a special intervention, local air travellers should brace up for another round of airfare hikes this festive season, alongside a high probability of flight …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has admonished the All Progressives Congress (APC) to replace its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu because of his many gaffes. Atiku, in a statement by one of his spokespersons, Phrank Shaibu, said Tinubu should  be contesting to be the Grand Comedian of the Federal Republic and not Grand Commander of the Federal Republic going by …

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has recommended renaming monkeypox as ‘mpox’ amid growing concerns of racism and stigmatisation.  In a statement on Monday, WHO said its move was prompted by concerns of “racist and stigmatising language online.” “Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both …