BENIN CITY: The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged for the collaboration of stakeholders in developing a master plan for the tourism sector that will impact on socio-economic development and improve livelihoods of Edo people.The governor…
Day: September 5, 2022
Nigeria Suspends Implementation Of 5% Excise Duty On Telecoms
The Nigerian Government has suspended the implementation of a 5% Excise duty on telecommunication services.The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami disclosed this during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on…
Commuters groan over gridlock on Abuja-Keffi road
Commuters plying Abuja-Keffi road have expressed frustration over gridlock on Abuja-Keffi road in the early hours of Monday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gridlock stretched from New Karu in Nasarawa State to Mogadishu Barracks in th…
Alumni Associations Of Nigerian Universities Express Concern Over ASUU Strike
The Alumni Associations of Nigerian Universities have expressed concern over the continued closure of universities due to unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal GovernmentIn a joint statement signed by…
Unilorin ASUU seeks elders’ intervention in ending strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin (Unilorin) Chapter, has called on well-meaning Nigerian leaders to swiftly intervene in the ongoing industrial dispute between it and the Federal Government.Making the appeal while f…
President Buhari’s Directive To Crush Terrorists Is Working – Minister
Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed has restated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military to crush those terrorising the citizens is working, hence peace and security are gradually being restored to the countryHe…
How Adeboye attempted mediating in Oyetola, Aregbesola’s rift – Lawmaker
Rep. Lawrence Ayeni (APC-Osun) says Pastor Enoch Adeboye has tried to settle the political rift between Osun Gov. Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola but to no avail.Adeboye, who is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church…
APM Terminals Apapa sets new safety record
APM Terminals Apapa has set a new safety record at the port with 400 days no Lost Time Injury (LTI).No Lost Time Injury (LTI), a key indicator of the effectiveness of an organisation’s safety programme, means no injury was sustained on the job by an em…
Praise and worship exalt a nation – Cleric
Rev. Lydia Ogunyemi, a Pastor and Music Minister, has said that praise and worship exalt a nation, urging Nigerians to continue in true worship to heal the land of its current challenges.Ogunyemi, a visiting Pastor at the First Baptist Church, Kubwa sa…
EFCC arrests club owner, 21 others in Ibadan
EFCC has arrested one Sunday Adepoju, owner of the popular De Rock Club in Ibadan and 21 others over alleged internet-related fraud.Its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren stated in Ibadan on Monday that the suspects were arrested at the club located on the …