NERC approves N21bn for DisCos to procure meters
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, on Friday, approved N21 billion for electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to procure meters for customers. The amount that will come from the Meter Acquisition Fund, MAF, would enable the utilities to address the huge…
FG to Create Electricity Offenses Tribunal to Address the Issue of Electricity Theft in the Country
The federal government announced on Thursday its plans to create an electricity offenses tribunal to address the issue of electricity theft in the nation. During a press briefing in Abuja, Aliyu Tahir, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Electricity Management…
We Hear Stories About a LG Chairman Snatching Fubara’s Telephone and Stamping on It’ —AnnKio Briggs
Renowned Niger Delta activist AnnKio Briggs has revealed a startling account of the alleged mistreatment of Governor Fubara by a local government chairman. In an interview with AIT, Briggs described the chairman’s actions as insulting, claiming that he snatched Fubara’s…
Gov.Otti hosts Senator Orji Kalu behind closed doors
Abia state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has just received Former State Governor Senator Orji Kalu at his Country home of Nvosii, Ngwa in Abia State. Senator Orji Kalu arrived at the home of Governor Otti at exactly 5pm, the Senate…
No crisis in Rivers, says Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has emphasised that the state and its people are enjoying an enduring atmosphere of peace to promote sustainable development, fast-paced investments, and accelerated economic growth. He said the recent negative narrative that portrays the state…
Protests as IG extends LG secretariats’ barricade
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday, stated that his officers would remain at the Rivers State Local Government secretariats until the court rules on the local government chairmen tenure extension crisis in the state. A clash occurred…
Kano govt kicks as court removes Sanusi as Emir
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday nullified the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. But Kano State government in a swift reaction hours after the ruling yesterday, insisted that Mohammad Sanusi remained the…
Cholera: Death toll hits 21 in Lagos, 401 cases recorded.
Following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country, at least 21 persons have been confirmed dead in Lagos State, with 401 suspected cases reported to the state Ministry of Health, with an increasing number of severe gastroenteritis…
N423bn indictment: Protesters march in Kaduna, want EFCC’s probe of El-Rufai
Protesters yesterday stormed the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna, calling on Governor Uba Sani to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other relevant security agencies to prosecute former Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai over his indictment of…
Trump promises US green card for foreign graduates
Donald Trump said he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue. The Republican candidate made the remarks in a podcast published…