Benin
1 Aug 2024
The ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) Task Force has urged the Republic of Benin and Niger Republic to put aside their differences through dialogue and reopen their common frontier. The Task Force Chairman, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on…
14 Jun 2024
Osun State-born Damilola Peter Adegbite, known to fans as GEM, has entered the Nigerian music industry with his new track, "Untouchable." The rapper recently teamed up with Portable and Dabuilda on this new track, produced by S&D Records. GEM's journey into music began in 2012, and since then, he has shown himself to be a…
10 Jun 2024
Benin Republic beat the Super Eagles for the first time on Monday, defeating them 2-1. That scoreline leaves Nigeria’s World Cup qualification on the line. Raphael Onyedika put the Eagles in front after 28 minutes when he cleverly chipped the ball past goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou from the edge of the box, after a good pass…
7 Jun 2024
Benin authorities have arrested five Nigeriens at a port where Niger loads oil for export, sharply escalating a growing diplomatic dispute between the two West African nations. Five Nigerien nationals were arrested at the port of Seme-Kpodji on Wednesday evening after "entering the site without disclosing their identity," according to a statement from Elonm Mario…
23 May 2024
Benin has blocked border crossings to Niger across the river between the neighbours, sources told AFP on Thursday, in an escalation of tensions since the military seized power in Niamey last July.
23 May 2024
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin Zone, has said there are crises in education, security, and other critical sectors of the country. The Union equally noted that what a professor at a bar earns in today’s Nigeria is about $400 per month which is a scandalous under-valuation of the scholars. Zonal Coordinator, ASUU,…
26 Apr 2024
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations.
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Last year, Nigeria’s mining sector suffered a series of devastating mine collapses, which resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. These recurring tragedies, which culminated in a deadly explosion last month
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he is not scared of anything, vowing to continuously lead the cause of good governance. According to the governor, the interest of Rivers remains a priority, even if it means paying the supreme sacrifice as he implements the Supreme Court judgment.
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In a bid to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has said there is a need for effective, workable laws, which pose a significant challenge.
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Rancourous debates have trailed Ramadan ‘holidays’ imposed on public and private schools in some northern states, technically shutting out over 11.5 million pupils from the national school calendar yesterday.
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Comprising five of the country’s 36 states, South-east Nigeria is the site of resilient atrocity. In the eight years from the middle of 2015 to the end of 2023, the monitoring coalition, Nigeria Mourns, confirmed about 3,000 killings
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There is ample evidence that the sharp drop of about 50 per cent in the volume of cattle trade between the North and South of Nigeria is causing phenomenal dislocation not just in the economy, but also in the health of citizens resulting from inadequate consumption of meat.
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The Kano State government, at the weekend, kicked off the yearly free Ramadan feeding programme to offer relief to the less privileged in the society. The initiative is to provide meals to over 8,000 residents daily during the breaking of the fast across 91 designated
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Selling prices by the private sector slowed to a seven-month low in February, the latest Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released yesterday, said. A drop in selling prices is an indication of an easing in the inflation rate.
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President, Society for Nigerian Broadcasters and Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Prof. Umaru Pate, has observed current trends are uncertain and changing, nationally and globally, hence the need to rethink operational models.
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In what appears as retaliation against initial price reduction by Dangote Refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), yesterday, slashed the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N945 per litre to N860 per litre in Lagos and N865 in Abuja.