AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRoad Repairs & Accountability: Works Minister David Umahi has ordered major contractors to immediately fix failed sections of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway, overriding the concessionaire’s objections after proposed options were rejected—aimed at ending the hardship for motorists. Gender-Based Violence Response: In Benin City, Police top officials assured FIDA of faster, better handling of GBV, domestic violence, sexual abuse and child abuse cases, following a visit to Zone 5 headquarters. Higher Education Crisis: UNIBEN has denied claims that lecturers received half salaries in August, saying the “CATA” allowance was mistaken for salary—yet UNIBEN ASUU has begun an indefinite strike over “amputated” pay. Electricity Cost Anger: BEDC customers in Edo/Delta are complaining about high tariffs, unreliable supply, deductions and prepaid-meter mismatches, questioning whether they’re billed correctly. Drug War Update: NDLEA says it arrested and repatriated suspected heroin kingpin Festus Ibewuike (Chidibest Ibewuike) from Cotonou, linked to a 49.70kg heroin seizure in Lagos in 2024. Local Roads Under Strain: Edo residents also renewed calls for faster completion of the Sapele road and urgent repairs of worsening intra-city roads, potholes and flood-prone stretches.
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