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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Erhuvwu Etarhienyo |Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke |James Ogbomo
Chevron has announced its intention to increase exploration acreage in Nigeria and Angola, aiming to boost production after years of decline in both countries. The company announced plans to expand its exploration acreage in African oil-producing countries, including Nigeria and Angola, where it sees opportunities for production growth despite years of decline, this was disclosed by Liz Schwarze in an interview with Bloomberg.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke |James Ogbomo |Laju Uwanikone
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released its Q2 2024 road transport data, indicating a notable decrease in road crashes. Compared to Q1 2024, road crashes declined by 9.69 percent, from 2,662 to 2,407. This represents an 18.96 percent fall from Q2 2023, which recorded 2,967 crashes.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | James Ogbomo |Laju Uwanikone |Edward Oseghe
The new Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has ordered road contractors back to work immediately and start fixing the bad roads in Benin City. During the Governor’s visit to Upper Mission Extension Road near Aduwawa Junction and Ramat Park, at the site near Aduwawa Junction, he said that his administration, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, is committed to restoring hope for the people of Edo State.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Peace Akpobome |James Ogbomo |Vivian Okafor |Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed that its current Director-General, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is the sole candidate for the position and is now poised to serve a second four-year term when he current term ends August 31, 2025. According to a statement from the organization on Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala had earlier confirmed her willingness to serve a second four-year term in a letter to the chair on September 16.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Favour Anetor |Peace Akpobome |James Ogbomo
The Nigeria Police Force has assured the general public of its unwavering readiness to ensure security in the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. In a statement released on Sunday, the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said specialized police units, including the Special Intervention Squad, Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism unit, among others, have been deployed to Ondo ahead of the election.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | James Ogbomo |Vivian Okafor |Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke |Oluwatunmise Omoseyin
Edo State is facing significant challenges due to the condition of roads, driving up food costs and threatening the livelihoods of farmers, who are lamenting the difficulty in transporting their produce to the market, resulting in spoilage and reduced income. A sizable portion of the population in Edo State are involved in farming and food production.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke |James Ogbomo
In a significant move to drive economic reforms, Honourable Minister of Finance Wale Edun welcomed Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite as the new Minister of State for Finance at a gathering in Abuja. Dr. Uzoka-Anite, a medical doctor and financial analyst, brings her expertise to support ongoing economic initiatives under President Tinubu’s guidance.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Onyinyechukwu Ugwoke |James Ogbomo
… You mustn’t let Edo go back to the dark days, gov charges youths … leads Ihedioha, Donald Duke to unveil MOWAA Institute, commission Creative Hub Post Production Centre, Edo Film Project Residence …former govs celebrate Obaseki’s achievements in 8 years, say he has modernized vision of Edo’s founding fathers, built on legacies The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the investment in the State’s creative, arts and culture sectors over the last eight years, has transformed the State...
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Michael Ovienmhada |Teliat Sule |James Ogbomo
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has warned that the price of a crate of eggs may increase from N5,500 to N10,000 due to escalating costs of poultry feeds in the country. The association attributed the rising cost of eggs to the high cost of transportation as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy as well as indiscriminate increase in prices of feed by the millers. The Secretary of Chapter Musa Hakeem said this at a press briefing to commemorate World Egg Day on Saturday in Abuja.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerianobservernews.com | Folusewa Akinola |James Ogbomo |Michael Ovienmhada
72-year-old promoter, Frank Warren has ruled out any possibility of Daniel Dubois fighting Anthony Joshua in his next match, hinting that there have been talks with other people regarding his next match so. In an interview with Box Nation Warren said, “I don’t see that happening next. So we’re looking at a couple of things at the moment so we’ll make a decision. I was hoping we could’ve done it fairly and quickly but we won’t.
