In a renewed effort to ensure market linkage for farmers in rural communities, the Edo State Government has reopened the monthly market with a charge to women to add value to their farm produce so they can command higher prices.

In continuation of its foreign exchange restriction on 41 items popularly known as ’41 items policy’, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, increased the number of items banned from accessing foreign exchange to 42 as it  imposed foreign exchange ban on fertiliser importation.

PEOPLE that influence actions and inactions of people either positively or otherwise in the society are religious leaders, royal fathers, artists, social critics, rich-wealthy people, spiritual leaders, heads of families, community leaders, political leaders, security agents, youth leaders, and social, academic, professional and cultural institutions and organizations.

A Public Relations expert, Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike has advocated the training and certification of all practitioners of Public Relations to curb quackery and institute professionalism in the discipline.

THE Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, has lamented the absence and delay in the disbursement of funds to research projects in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.

Stakeholders who gathered at the just concluded maiden edition of the Nigerian Infrastructure Development Awards NIDA, held in Lagos have emphasised the need for rapid infrastructural development across the country to ensure national development.

BENIN CITY — THE World Bank sponsored State Employment and Expenditure for Result, SEEFOR, yesterday, said it has budgeted $70 million (about N25.27 billion) for its intervention in public works in youth engagements in four Niger Delta States of Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers  for 2019.

Over 25,000 Youths are excitedly anticipating to join musical raves of the moment, Davido, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Mr. Eazi, DJ Neptune, Slimcase, DJ Consequence,Mayorkun, DJ JimmyJatt, others for the 4th edition ofDJ Kaywise’s‘Joor Concert’, scheduled to hold in January2019 at Abesan Mini Stadium.

The first cohort of 41 participants weekend graduated from PharmAccess Foundation’s Health Management Programme developed in collaboration with Enterprise Development Centre of Pan Atlantic University in Lagos.

BEDC Electricity Plc. (BEDC) is partnering with Ekiti State Government (EKSG) on an arrangement for a more improved power supply to enable it power its streetlights for about 10 hours a day as against the present situation where streetlights were powered for about three hours daily.