Edo State's drive for affordable transportation and women empowerment received a major boost on Thursday as Nigerian's first Lady,Senator Oluremi Tinubu commissioned 50 CNG buses and flagged off a N1 billion support programme for 5,000 women in the state ...
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday received the remains of Chief Dan Orbih at the Benin Airport. Chief Orbih, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Chairman of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpo ...
A man, Monsuru Musa, has been apprehended for impersonation after he was caught writing a promotion examination for his father in Abuja. Monsuru was arrested on Wednesday at the examination centre located within the National Open University of Nigeria ...
Twin sisters, a medical doctor and a pharmacist, have died two days apart from complications linked to sickle cell disease in Yobe State. The deceased are Dr. Hadiyah Usman Abdullahi and Pharm. Aidah Usman Abdullahi, daughters of Prof. Hadiza Abdullah ...
A Special High Court sitting in Benin has convicted and sentenced four men to death for kidnapping and other related offences. The convicts, Marvellous Isaac, Wisdom Michael, Rufus Emete Michael and Gift Raphael, were found guilty of kidnapping a woma ...
By Samson R.Osagie, Ph.DAbstractThe financing of tertiary education has remained a persistent policy challenge in Nigeria, particularly against the backdrop of rising educational costs, economic hardship, and increasing barriers to access. The introducti ...
The United States of America and the Nigerian Government have signed a strategic deal to deepen cooperation in solid minerals development and geological exploration. Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, disclosed this at t ...
The Edo State Consumer Protection Committee has said it will today, Tuesday, 22nd September, 2026, begin full enforcement of the ban on sachet alcoholic drinks across the state. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr. I ...
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the commemoration of Nigeria's 66th Independence Anniversary, with emphasis on reflecting on the enduring legacies of the founding fathers. In a statement signed by Chris ...
In a major boost for workers' welfare, the Delta State House of Assembly has passed the Executive Bill seeking to institutionalise the payment of 13th-month salary to public servants in the state. The Bill, which gives statutory backing to the w ...