Short Notice: Developers Cry Out as Edo Govt Tightens Noose on Illegal Estates

163 By Tracy Moses The Chief Executive Officer of GreenSpring Homes Ltd, Jason Nyanin has expressed deep concern over what he described as the “short and unrealistic notice” given to estate developers in Edo State to regularise their operations or...

Netherlands Returns 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands officially returned 119 ancient Benin Bronzes to Nigeria on June 21, 2025, marking the latest milestone in an accelerating global movement to restitute cultural artifacts looted during colonial periods. The official handover took...

A Collision of  Intergenerational  Visions

Testament of Legacy, Time & Space, a group exhibition which opened yesterday at the National Museum in Onikan, Lagos, is less a seamless blockbuster than a kaleidoscope of collisions, echoes, and glorious discord, distilling the living, breathing...

MTN Ghana’s Adwoa Wiafe Calls for Stronger Storytelling to Tackle Climate Change

The Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, Adwoa Wiafe, has called for stronger storytelling and strategic communication to drive Africa’s climate resilience and amplify the continent’s voice in global climate...

Tinubu Prioritises Sustainable Road Construction, Empowers Indigenous Contractors – Umahi

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading a transformative agenda in Nigeria’s road infrastructure, introducing innovative construction standards and prioritising the revitalization of the national road network to boost sustainable economic...

ECOWAS Launches Major Upgrade of Strategic Nigeria-Benin Border Post

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated comprehensive infrastructure improvements at the critical Seme-Krake Joint Border Post linking Nigeria and Benin Republic, following directives from Commission President Dr. Omar...

MTN’s Adwoa Wiafe to Deliver Keynote Address at Africa Climate Communication Summit

Adwoa Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, is set to deliver the keynote address at the Africa Climate Communication Summit 2025. The virtual summit will run from Sunday, September 21, to Monday, September 22,...

European investors visit Edo for strategic partnerships in agriculture, skills development, energy

From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Dr. Simpa Afadama has facilitated the visit of a delegation of international investors, mostly from Europe, to several Edo State government agencies and agricultural organizations. The visit covered key institutions...

Drug Abuse: Edo Govt Inaugurates Control Committees

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday inaugurated the State and Local Government Drug Control Committees. The event, which was held at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, on Saturday, makes Edo one of the first states to...

Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025

The Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders including entrepreneurs, investors, activists and scientists who are working to combat the climate crisis. Record-shattering heat, billion-dollar storms and rising seas are unfolding...

Younger Professionals Should See Safety and Environmental Responsibility As The Heart of True Leadership, Says Agbakhamen

Dr. Cletus Onyemhese Agbakhamen, a distinguished engineer and renowned Climatologist, was honoured alongside Bill Gates, UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres, Professor Gerald Okeke Ndubuisi, the first African Professor of Climate Change and...

Edo Estate Developers Get 2 Weeks To Register Or Face Govt Sanctions

2 BENIN – The Edo State Government on Friday issued a final two-week ultimatum to all estate developers operating within the state to register and obtain formal approval for their estate layout plans or face decisive enforcement actions. The...

RELOCATE TO SAFER ENVIRONMENT, OGUN WARNS RESIDENTS

Ogun State Government has warned residents of adjoining communities in the State to relocate to safer environment between the last week of September and the second week of October 2025 because of the expected impact of rain overflow from the...

Flood Alert: Ogun asks residents to Relocate to safer environment

Ogun state government on Sunday warned residents of coast areas to relocate to safer environment following the expected heavy rainfall in coming weeks. The government asked residents of communities adjoining Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, Yemule, Rivers...

Flooding: Relocate to safer environments – Ogun Govt tells coastline communities

The Ogun State government has warned residents living in coastline areas of the state to relocate to safer environment between the last week of this month and the second week of October due to the expected impact of overflow from rivers and sea...

Summit of Ewe chiefs advocate preservation, eloquent use of Ewe language

A Conference of Ewe chiefs in Ghana, Togo and Benin has been held in Ho, with a renewed call on Ewes in the three countries as well as in Nigeria, to preserve their language and to impart the language’s rich cultural values to their children. The...

20 AAU Students Receive Opay’s N1.2bn Scholarship Grant 

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Twenty students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have received N300,000 each as beneficiaries of the N1.2 billion OPay National Scholarship Initiative for undergraduates. The disbursement was facilitated for...

‘It’s a lot of fear’: the rise of ecoanxiety on the frontline of climate breakdown

“We have lost so much already, and we don’t realise it,” says Eparama Qerewaqa, recalling the cyclones that hit his community in Fiji. When he was a child, Qerewaqa, now 27, would hear the flowing river as he slept, and during the day, he would...

8 experiences you can have only in Benin

This small West African country of Benin is blessed with lush natural beauty, miles of beaches, unique markets and cultural riches. It’s a popular destination for travelers in search of a different kind of adventure. Indeed, Benin is the...

As Africa prepares for COP30, its Catholic bishops urge African solutions on climate

As Africa prepares for COP30, its Catholic bishops urge African solutions on climate NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Joined by interfaith leaders, the bishops said Africa cannot be subject to foreign interests but must be the architect of its own future....