Category: News
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The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Edo State Chapter, has marked the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration with a visit to the Catholic Home of the Elderly of St Paul Catholic Church, Benin City to felicitate and present inmates with gift items. The event was part of the association’s activities to commemorate this…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Region, participated in a stakeholders’ engagement convened by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, to discuss ways to improve electricity supply in Edo State and address the impact of the ongoing gas shortage affecting power generation across the country. This information was made…
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A chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Dr. Akin Fapohunda, has taken a swipe at Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, accusing him of acting under the influence of former governor Adams Oshiomhole. He also warned former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to take his personal safety seriously amid what he described as growing political tension…
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The Dangote Petrochemical Refinery has raised the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit to N1,175 per litre, reversing an earlier reduction of N100 announced earlier in the week, as a fresh surge in global crude oil prices pushes up refining costs. A senior official who spoke with our correspondent anonymously because he was not authorised…
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Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have raised concerns over rising transport fares following the recent increase in petrol prices across the country. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), petrol previously sold between N835 and N875 per litre in the FCT is now priced between N1,200 and N1,350. The increase has prompted…
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About 63 per cent of Nigerians fell below the poverty line after the removal of petrol subsidy, according to a new study that examined the welfare impact of the country’s recent economic reforms. The research, presented at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised by Agora Policy in Abuja on Thursday, showed that the national poverty headcount rose…
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Igbo-speaking communities in the Ika axis of Edo State have voiced strong concerns over what they describe as long-standing political marginalisation and the erosion of their cultural identity, accusing successive state administrations of sidelining them from governance and development initiatives. Addressing journalists in Asaba on Sunday, a prominent community figure, Apostle Azuka Okah, claimed the…
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The Okuokpellagbe of Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area, HRM, Michael Sado and one Patrick Omkhagbo, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraudulent activities. They were reported to have been arrested following a petition to the Benin Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency. A. O. Osagie &…
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The latest reduction in petrol prices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery should have brought relief to Nigerian consumers. Instead, it has exposed a persistent and troubling pattern in the country’s downstream petroleum sector: prices rise quickly but fall reluctantly. Last week, the refinery cut its gantry price of petrol by ₦100 per litre, bringing it…
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NIGERIA RECORDED A HIGHER NUMBER OF POOR PEOPLE THAN INDIA Population: 🇮🇳India — 1.45 billion 🇳🇬Nigeria — 232.68 million Poverty Rate (< $3/day): 🇳🇬Nigeria — 41.8% 🇮🇳India — 5.3% Population living in poverty: 🇳🇬Nigeria — 97.26 million 🇮🇳India — 76.85 million India’s 5.3% poverty rate resulted in 76.85 million people living in poverty. Nigeria had…