Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe immediate-past Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s ruling affirming Governor Monday Okpebholo’s election victory.In a statement released on Thursday following the apex court’s unanimous decision, Obaseki said he believes that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaOperatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Katsina State Command, have busted an inter-state human trafficking syndicate and rescued three young women forced into prostitution.The agency also arrested three suspected members of the trafficking ring, believed to specialise in the recruitment, harbouring,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaFollowing the announcement of the increment of the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state from ₦5,000 to ₦20,000 with effect from August 1, 2025, the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the extension of the ₦20,000 monthly allowance
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe federal government is expecting to add about 2,500 barrels per day (bpd) to its production capacity following drilling activities at the Dawes Island field by African exploration and production company, Petralon Energy.The company has completed a new well at the field, which is situated in Petroleum Prospecting
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Federal Government has secured a $747 million syndicated loan to finance the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road.This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, July 9, by Mohammad Manga, the director of information and public relations at the Ministry of Finance.It stated that the loan would
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaKeystone Bank Limited has given a fully equipped ICT Centre to the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Maiduguri, Borno State, a project delivered under the Keystone Bank Educational Support Initiative.The state-of-the-art ICT Centre is furnished with 55 computers, 54 workstations, solar and inverter to power the facility, 55
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe United States Department of State has announced changes to its reciprocal non-immigrant visa policy that affect Nigerian citizens. Beginning immediately, Nigerians will only be issued single-entry, three-month non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas.In a statement on the website of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria on Tuesday,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Dangote Oil Refinery will stop importing crude oil and rely entirely on Nigerian supply by December 2025, according to report by Bloomberg.The 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lagos, aims to fully transition to domestic crude supply to eliminate the need for hundreds of thousands of barrels of imported oil
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-Agency reportsAt least four people have been killed, and several others have been kidnapped by Houthi militants who attacked and sank a second cargo ship in the Red Sea this week.Six crew members were rescued after spending more than 24 hours in the water, security companies involved in a rescue
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