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Governor Hyacinth Alia has officially dissolved the Benue State Executive Council and appointed former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moses Atagher, as the new Chief of Staff, effective immediately.  A seasoned administrator and former acting Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank, Atagher brings extensive experience to...

The Federal Government has announced a significant 50 percent increase in scholarship grants across all academic levels as part of a comprehensive reform aimed at expanding educational opportunities and addressing rising costs.Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, revealed that PhD students will now receive N750,000 annually, up from N500,000; M...

The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has faulted the People Democratic Party’s call for the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Anugbum Onuaha, ahead of the August 16 by-elections.In a statement by the state chairman, Jarret Tenebe, he said the PDP Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, was l...

Ahead of the National Assembly by-elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo, has called for the immediate removal of the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr Anugbum Onuaha.Chairman of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, made this appeal in Benin during a press conference....

The Minister of Labour, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has appealed to the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives to suspend their ongoing strike, saying that it is not the best solution to industrial disputes.The Minister urged the Association to embrace dialogue while the government continues to work on addressing their concerns....

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for stronger collaboration from Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals, DNFBPs with the EFCC against money laundering and in tackling the vulnerability of major economic sectors of the country to the crime.He made the call at the on...

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Commuters and motorists were stranded on Monday at the Jattu junction on the Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway as hundreds of youths staged a protest over the gully erosion ravaging the community and the incessant kidnapping of their people.A signific...