Etsako East chairman denies swearing in councillors in Benin

The Chairman of Etsako East Local Government Council Area of Edo State, Sunny Ekpetika Ekpeson, has dismissed as false the video making the rounds in which he was alleged to have sworn in the councillors for the local government in Benin City, the state …

Northern Benin Schools Closed Over Security Concerns

Schools in 10 communes in northern Benin will remain closed on Monday as the new academic year begins elsewhere in the country, authorities said on Saturday.  Education authorities said the decision was taken over concerns about possible terrorist attacks …

Northern Benin schools closed over fears of jihadists

NCS, Benin Customs Launch CDES To Track Transit Goods

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Republic of Benin Customs have officially launched the Customs Declarations Exchange System (CDES), a shared trade platform engineered to enable real-time interoperability and track transit goods from origin to …

Nigeria, Benin customs introduce digital system to ease cross-border trade

The Nigerian Customs Service and the Republic of Benin Customs have initiated the Customs Declaration Exchange System (CDES) to facilitate cross-border trade between the two countries. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, said the …

Nigeria, Benin Republic move to close trade gaps at Seme Border

Nigeria and Benin Republic on Friday moved to bridge the systems gap between their Customs administrations, with plans to establish a real-time data exchange arrangement that will enable both countries to share declarations, manifests, transit information …

Benin teacher integration: Anselme Amoussou welcomes political breakthrough for contract educators

Following a decisive working session at the Palais de la Marina led by Romuald Wadagni, the Secretary General of the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Benin (CSA-Bénin), Anselme Amoussou, expressed strong optimism regarding the commitments made …

A Nation Without Vision: How Nigeria Lost Its Way While Benin Republic Moves Forward

By Dan Alpheus Adejoh. Nations do not descend into decline overnight. They decline gradually when broken roads become normal, when insecurity becomes routine, when corruption becomes an accepted cost of doing business, when institutions lose their dignity …

Bovi To Close His Sold-Out 2026 World Tour With Benin City And Lagos Shows

  Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Bovi Ugboma will bring his 2026 world tour to a close this October with two highly anticipated performances in Benin City and Lagos. Titled Bovi: Guilty as Charged, the Nigerian leg will begin in Benin City on …

Will Gou Go Home Soon To Benin?

‘…Europe would have done better to tolerate the non-European civilizations at its side, leaving them alive, dynamic, and prosperous, whole, and not mutilated; that it would have been better to let them develop and fulfil themselves than to present for our …