The Edo State Government has revealed why Governor Monday Okpebholo decided to suspend the free bus initiative for residents. Okpebholo's spokesman Fred Itua gave the reason for the suspension in a statement on Wednesday evening, adding that the governor is still being briefed. “The governor is being briefed on issues surrounding the operation of the…

Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims, who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise from the state. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Wednesday. Labbo said the refund…

The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee has successfully recovered 30 government-owned vehicles from former officials of the previous administration. The committee's chairman, Kelly Okungbowa, revealed that the vehicles were retrieved following valuable information provided by whistleblowers, a statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, said on Monday. Among the recovered vehicles…

Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has elected Alhasasan Yahaya of the Gombe Media Cooperation (GMC) as its new president. Yahaya emerged at the 8th Triennial national delegates conference of the Union held in Owerri, on Wednesday. He garnered 436 votes out of the 602 delegates votes to clinch victory in the poll, having defeated Mr.…

A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, in Angola, and in Sierra Leone. Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are…