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Okpebholo signs 2025 Edo State Electricity bill into law
The Governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo has signed the Edo State Electricity Bill 2025 into law. The legislation repealed the Edo State Electricity Law 2022 and established a structured framework for intra-state electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and regulation, setting the stage for a more reliable and investor-friendly power sector in the state. The new law was in line…
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NNPP backs Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. The party said no responsible government will allow a situation to deteriorate before taking decisive action in the best interest of its citizens. NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on…
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Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority seeks end to wastage of water resource
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority, Engr Adedeji Ashiru on Saturday called on Nigerians to stop water resources wastage to enhance sustainability. He made the call during a roadshow which kicked off from the OORBDA head office, Abeokuta was designed to mark the 2025 World Water Day with the theme “Glacier Preservation” The…
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327 illegal mining suspects arrested since 2024- Alake
327 illegal mining suspects were arrested across Nigeria since 2024, according to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake. Alake disclosed this at a news conference on Friday while celebrating the one-year anniversary of the operations of the Mining Marshals (MM). The minister said that the ministry in partnership with other agencies, has prosecuted 143 individuals across the country since…
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Party politics: Discipline, integrity remain SDP’s watchwords- Adebayo
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said discipline and integrity are watchwords of the party, advising those coming into the party to drop their ego and fall in line with the rules guiding the party. He dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the party had become a beautiful bride for “disgruntled and…
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GM Lagos Materials Testing Laboratory Agency begins tour on structures across riverine communities
The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTLA) Engr. Olayinka Abdul, has commenced a strategic developmental tour on structures across all riverine communities. According to the GM, the tour was part of her Agency’s commitment in fulfilling its mandate of averting buildings’ disasters in Lagos State. The expedition cutting across Communities as Sabo Koji, Itu –…
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Rivers: Ibas directs immediate payment of outstanding salaries of council workers
Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd), has directed the immediate payment of outstanding salaries of councils’ employees, confirming that the federal government had released the withheld revenue allocations of local governments and the state. Speaking during a meeting with Heads of Local Government Administration and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ibas said…
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80,000 malnourished children in Nigeria risk losing aid, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) has said lack of funding exacerbated by President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid will affect the supply of lifesaving food to treat 80, 000 children suffering from acute forms of malnutrition in Nigeria within the next two months. According to the organisation, a total of 1.3 million children under five suffering from…
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CAN VP asks political leaders to embrace righteousness in governance
The Vice President, Christian Association of Nigeria Rev. Stephen Panya, on Friday urged national leaders to embrace righteousness in governance, referencing the book of Proverbs which says, “Righteousness exalts a nation.” Panya called for national unity, urging the nation’s leaders to embrace righteousness in governance. The cleric made this call in Abuja at the National Day of Prayer 2025, organised…
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Ogun embarks on aggressive tree planting, moves to curb tree felling
The Ogun State Government has embarked on aggressive tree planting and also moved against illegal tree felling. The government also said it had planted over five million trees as part of measures to guarantee healthy leaving in the state. Speaking to journalists on this year International Day of Forests with theme ‘Forests and Food’ in Abeokuta on Friday, the Commissioner…
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