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In healthcare, patient’s interest must always be the priority, not money – Viaene
Dominiek Viaene is the founder and owner of Protex Healthcare West Africa, a pacesetter in wound, burn and scar care with headquarters in Belgium and branches in Sub-Saharan Africa, which include Nigeria and Ethiopia. His company has been a major...
Commuters, motorists lament slow pace of work on Benin-Asaba Road
Motorists, traders and residents along the Ikpoba-Okha/Uhumwonde Local Council boundary corridor on the Benin-Agbor Road have continued to lament the slow and chaotic spate of repairs on the federal highway, which, they said, is damaging their...
Governor Okpebholo Receives Royal Gift From Oba Of Benin
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, following the presentation of a royal birthday gift in recognition of the Governor’s...
Togo-Benin Launch $5 Million Sustainable Development Strategy for Mono River Basin
Togo and Benin approved three instruments for the Mono River Basin: a monitoring system, a coordination mechanism, and a Gender Strategy 2025-2030. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds the $5 million IREE-Mono project over 48 months....
Oba Of Benin Presents Birthday Gift To Okpebholo
News Investigators/ The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has presented a royal birthday gift to Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo of Edo This is contained in a statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Mr...
Premier Energies to install solar systems across Benin, West Africa
Premier Energies has won contracts to supply and install solar power systems in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The contracts, valued at $19.95m, form part of a national programme by the government of Benin to broaden access to reliable clean...
Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, 25th October, 2025
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 25th October, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked his Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. Naija News reports...
Pope Leo XIV: We must do everything to sustain the family
Pope Leo XIV welcomes faculty and students from the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, underscoring that “everywhere and always, we are called to sustain, defend, and promote the family." By Deborah...
Premier Energies Secures $ 19.95 Mn Solar Electrification Orders in Benin
Hyderabad-based Premier Energies recently won USD 19.95 Mn contracts to supply and install solar power systems in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The scope of the contracts covers the installation of 750 rooftop solar systems at key...
Premier Energies secures solar electrification orders worth $20 million in Benin
These projects are part of a national initiative by the Government of Benin to expand access to reliable, sustainable clean energy | Photo Credit: Premier Energies Ltd said on Monday that it won contracts worth $19.95 million for supply and...
Premier Energies Secures USD 19.95 Million Solar Electrification Contracts in Benin, West Africa
Solar module and cell manufacturer Premier Energies has announced that the company has won contracts worth USD 19.95 million for supply and installation of solar power systems in Benin, West Africa. The scope of the contracts covers installation...
Countdown to Celebrating the Return of Benin Artefacts (3)
_(Continued from last week)_ By Francis Odupute , Okwuokei ijeoma and Ubiomo Oghenedoro Efe There is no gainsaying that the return of Benin artefacts is more than museums shipping boxes to Nigeria. It is history coming home, spiritual healing for...
Nigeria’s TETFund Queries 38 Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges Amid ‘Financial Anomalies’ In Education Trust Fund
A review by SaharaReporters of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) annual report for the 2024 financial year has revealed that 38 tertiary institutions in the country were issued queries over allocations made to them by the Fund. According...
Why Nigeria Isn’t On IMF List Of Fastest-Growing African Economies – Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has decried Nigeria’s absence from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The IMF recently listed Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia,...
5,000 University of Benin students risk exam ban
Not less than 5,000 students of the University of Benin (UNIBEB) risk being barred from writing the second semester examinations scheduled to commence on September 29, 2025 (today) over failure to pay school charges. The likely ban on the 5,000...
Homegrown Premier Energies Secures Multiple Solar Contracts Worth ₹177 Crore In Republic Of Benin, West Africa
New Delhi: Homegrown Premier Energies on Monday announced securing multiple solar contract worth USD 19.95 million (around Rs 177 crore) Republic of Benin, West Africa.These projects are part of a national initiative by the Government of Benin to...
Premier Energies secures $19.95 million solar contracts in Benin, West Africa
Homegrown Premier Energies on Monday announced securing multiple solar contracts worth USD 19.95 million (around Rs 177 crore) Republic of Benin, West Africa. These projects are part of a national initiative by the Government of Benin to expand...
Owie, Uzamere, Onaiwu, others advocate love, unity at Benin summit
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Senators Roland Owie, Ehigie Uzamere, Neda Imasuen and many other leaders of Benin extraction have advocated the need for the Benin speaking people to be united and pursue a common purpose that will drive development in...
Obidient Movement condemns Abure’s violent act on activist, Mama Pee
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Obidient Movement has reacted to the attack on its prominent member and Edo state-based activist Precious Oruche, popularly called Mama Pee by the former National Chairman of the Labour Party Mr. Julius...
UBTH CMD pledges inproved orthodontic care, education
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Prof. (Mrs) Idia Ize-Iyamu, has pledged to advance orthodontic care, education, and research in Nigeria. Prof. Idia stated this at the weekend after she emerged as...