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Edo Launches Digital Certificate For Public Student Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has unveiled a digital platform for issuing certificates and report cards to students in public schools in the state. Speaking at the event, the state commissioner for Education, Dr Paddy Iyamu, said that the innovation was achieved through…
The Edo State Police Command has recorded major operational successes across the state following intensive, intelligence-driven security operations carried out over the weekend to curb criminal activities and enhance public safety. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who said the operations form…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed recent contributions from donors since warning that operations would be forced to shut down in July. This includes new funding from the United States of America to support emergency food and nutrition assistance for communities affected by conflict in Northeast Nigeria. The conflict has pushed more…
The trial of Ahmed Kuru, the ex-Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), charged with defrauding Arik Air, was stalled due to his counsel, Mr Olasupo Shasore’s absence. Kuru and four others are facing charges of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud, respectively. The other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd), has lost his mother-in-law, Hajiya Zainab Hussain. Hajiya Hussain, the mother of Hajiya Munira Marwa, wife of Gen. Marwa, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Abuja at the age of…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has underscored the strategic importance of renewed U.S.–Nigeria cooperation, calling for stronger investment ties during a high-level roundtable convened by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting, which brought together Vice President Kashim Shettima…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, arraigned one Wunze Ikechukwu Favour on a one-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N208,384,000.00 (Two Hundred and Eight Million, Three Hundred and Eighty Four Thousand Naira only) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has moved to advance digital connectivity across the region and foster a robust and interconnected digital ecosystem. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the regional bloc hosted a technical workshop on policy and regulatory exchange and knowledge sharing on connectivity market integration in West Africa in Abuja. The…
Will the authorities be able to prevent similar incidents in the future, or will the risks associated with illegal petroleum storage and trading continue to claim more lives? The investigation’s outcome and the government’s response will determine the fate of many.
The Amnesty Programme Council has made a call on the Federal Government to ensure the inclusion of Ogoni ex-agitators into the Technical Committee that is yet to be constituted for discussions on the modalities of oil resumption in Ogoniland. Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme Council, Comrade Lekia Lezorge Tongor in a statement, explained that any attempt…