TWO suspected vandals impersonating as staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), have been apprehended at the scenes of crime at Okhoro and Cemetery roads in Benin. This was contained in a statement by Mrs Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications of BEDC Electricity PLC on Sunday in …
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THE Dangote Refinery on Sunday announced reductions in the price of petrol. The petrol, which was sold at N990 per litre, has now been reduced to N970 per litre for marketers lifting the products from its refinery. Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, announced the price reduction …
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AIR Peace has announced a partnership with the Boeing Company and Cranfield University to fortify safety culture and operational excellence. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications of Air Peace, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Sunday in Lagos. Ndiulo said that the partnership was entered …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has constituted a 14-man state Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Fred Itua on Sunday in Benin, said the committee would be inaugurated on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Itua listed …
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ON November 22, 1963, as John F. Kennedy’s motorcade rolled through Dallas, the world witnessed the violent silencing of a leader who dared to challenge the clandestine forces steering global affairs. Kennedy’s assassination was not merely the result of the Bay of Pigs debacle or Mafia entanglements; it was the …
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GOVERNOR Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has approved the payment of N300,000 each to students from the state in all the law school campuses in Nigeria. Diri said this at a meeting with representatives of the Bayelsa State Law Graduates Forum on Saturday in Yenagoa. The governor was represented at the …
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GOVERNOR Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, has approved the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Saturday, said the payment would take effect from December. According to Mohammed, …
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THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has assured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank that challenges delaying access to guaranteed sums above N5 million are being resolved. Alhaji Bello Hassan, Managing Director, NDIC, gave the reassurance on Saturday during the 2024 edition of the NDIC Editors Forum in Lagos. The …
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SIX men’s teams and two women’s teams are set to compete in the volleyball event of the ongoing 2024 African Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja. Newsextra24 reports that the fixtures for the volleyball event were announced at a technical meeting held on Saturday at the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) boardroom. …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is to depart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President is due to arrive at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 10.00 p.m (Nigerian time). Tinubu had attended …
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