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The prestigious University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, has announced Professor Mrs Lilian I. Salami as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. Following the announcement by the university governing body, Professor Salami becomes the second-ever woman to be the university’s Vice-Chancellor since Professor Grace Alele Williams, who was Nigeria’s first …

Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Management Board (NSITF) Prince Austin Enajemo Isire was inducted into the prestigious Rotary International Club, District 9141 Nigeria, Ughelli Metropolis. Rotary International is a humanitarian organization of World Leaders, Businessmen/women of various backgrounds, coming together to do good in the world with …

Legendary highlife musician, Victor Uwaifo, has called on government and corporate bodies to take over his private music museum to save it from total rot. Uwaifo made the call during a visit to his “Revelation Tourist Palazzo” Museum in Benin City on Friday by officials of National Council for Arts …

A member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Ugiagbe Dumez, was on Friday arraigned before an Edo State High Court in Benin for alleged forgery and impersonation. Dumez, 45, with one other now at large, were said to have committed the offences around 2001. The defendant was arraigned …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has advised wealthy Nigerians to emulate the philanthropic and humanitarian gesture of the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo in contributing their little quota to development of humanity. Onuesoke who made the statement while reacting to Oyedepo’s donation of …

The Nigeria Police have released the names of successful candidates for the 2019 recruitment exercise despite the Abuja Federal High Court asking all parties to stay action over the recruitment exercise until the matter brought against the Police by the Police Service Commission over the recruitment is determined. A tweet …

The Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, says sustainable peace and security are a desideratum for sustainable national development in the country. Prof Ezemonye said this during an interview with newsmen in Okada on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Gambia Ambassador delivers first Eminent Lecture on sustainable Peace in IUO …

The minister of Youth and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, have said the allowance of the present serving National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) members would benefit from the N30,000 Minimum Wage Increase. The minister who disclosed this on his verified Twitter handle, said the NYSC Director General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim …

Expresses fear over Delta state huge N200bn recurrent expenditure Thirty-three state governments cannot finance their recurrent expenditure without allocation from the federation account, a report prepared by BudgiT has said. The federation account, according to nigerianstat.gov.ng, is the central pocket through which the three tiers of governments maintain their respective …

The sacked chairman of the Special presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. The declaration was contained in a statement by spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Rasheedat Okoduwa. The ICPC accused Obono-Obla …