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Jul 19, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has announced the appointment of Dr.Tayo Aduloju as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2024. Dr. Aduloju, who currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and senior fellow for economic policy, strategy, and competitiveness, will succeed the current CEO, Mr.Laoye Jaiyeola, upon the completion of his two-term tenure.
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Jul 9, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Edward Oseghe |Itsibor Itsibor
The Chairman Edo State Athletics Association Board, Barrister Dele Edokpayi said at the weekend that private sector involvement in grassroot sport development in the state is to assist government divert our unemployed youths’ energy to productive venture.
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Jul 7, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Teliat Sule
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has sustained efforts to empower and support farmers in the State, building their capacity and providing them with the tools and incentives to enhance food production and tackle food insecurity in the State. The governor, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said the government is prioritizing the investment in agriculture to diversify the state’s economy.
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Edward Oseghe |Kehinde Osagiede |Ajuwa Victor
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. He said the move is in consonance with his promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria. The committee will be chaired by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Edward Oseghe |Kehinde Osagiede
Delta Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori (left) congratulating Hon. Justice Celestina Ogisi shortly after she was Inaugurated as the Chairman of Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy in Government House, Asaba on Friday. PIX: SAMUEL JIBUNOR
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Beauty Isehiehieren
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a noteworthy 53 percent decrease in the total number of fatalities resulting from road traffic crashes during the 2023 Eid-El-Kabir festivities compared to the corresponding period last year. Speaking in Abuja, Bisi Kazeem, the corp’s public education officer, credited the decline to the corps’ comprehensive nationwide special patrol operations conducted from June 26 to July 1, 2023.
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Beauty Isehiehieren |Itsibor Itsibor
Winner of the Most Beautiful Campus Queen 2023, Edo State-born Felicity Osemudiamhen Akuewanbhor, who has gone to represent Nigeria at the Miss Teen Globe International Pageant in Paraguay, has broken the internet with her Benin-made national costume titled “Imose”. The costume “Imose”, which means “The Beautiful One”, styled by Dennis Odion, portrays the beauty and authority of the great Benin Kingdom, the home of brave warriors in the history of leadership.
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Ese Amadasun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken decisive action to address multiple taxation in Nigeria by signing three executive orders that suspend major tax measures. The measures aim to provide clarity and sufficient notice for tax adjustments, in line with the guidelines outlined in the 2017 National Tax Policy. Dele Alake, the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, announced these orders at the Presidential Villa on Thursday.
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Ese Amadasun
Nigeria-born, Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Douyé has set July 7, 2023 for the release of her fifth album, “The Golden Sèkèrè”, which takes its name from the beaded percussion instrument unique to her homeland. “The Golden Sèkèrè” is a 14-track album in which Douyé (born Douyé Doubara Bella Youduba) blends her polyrhythmic African heritage with the lyricism of the Western jazz world to create an astonishing collection of sublime beauty and percussive festivity.
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Jul 5, 2023 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Itsibor Itsibor |Akpan Michael |Ese Amadasun
The Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA has declared that it will prosecute the contractor responsible for the collapsed four-storey building, which resulted in injuries to nine workers on Monday evening. During a visit to the site of the collapsed building, Adesola Olusade, the Permanent Secretary of FCTA, affirmed on Tuesday that any staff member found to have compromised the process would face consequences.
