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The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun states joined the suit as co-plaintiffs … [Read more…]
…Issues licenses to Mainpower, Fedikore In a historic move, the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission, EERC, Tuesday, assumed full regulatory oversight of the Enugu State electricity market following the lapsing of the transition period for the transfer of regulatory oversight from the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the state agency. This development, which makes … [Read more…]
The Imo State Police Command has issued a statement through the state’s police relations officer ASP Okoye Henry and signed by the State Commissioner of Police clarifying a misleading video trending on social media. The Statement reads “The Imo State Police Command is issuing this statement in response to a recent viral video showing vehicles … [Read more…]
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, today paid a visit to Nibo in Awka South local government area, where he condoled with the families and community over the unfortunate loss of lives in a recent cult rivalry killings. It will be recalled that yesterday, Sunday, 20 October, 2024, some persons were killed in … [Read more…]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has promised a backup or buffer system to ensure that Nigerians won’t be thrown into blackout whenever the national grid collapses. TCN Managing Director, Sule Abdulaziz, stated this Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He blamed aged infrastructure as old as 50 years for the frequent grid collapses in the country. Abdulaziz … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Army Headquarters on Sunday dismissed the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, describing It as “fake news.” Several online publications had reported that the COAS died of cancer at an overseas hospital barely 48 hours ago. However, in a swift reaction, the Nigerian Army Headquarters on … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as every inch of Enugu State had been well covered by the security agencies and infrastructure to assure security of lives … [Read more…]
…warns that any attempt to disrupt peace and security in Enugu State will be met with decisive action. The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has urged residents to ignore a criminally minded viral video from an unidentified individual advising them to sit-at-home on Monday, 21st, and Tuesday, 22nd October … [Read more…]
Despite the rising cost of living spreading like wildfire across the country, Nigerians paid 24 per cent more to purchase one litre of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol in September. This is as the World Bank in its latest report on Nigeria, said 129 million Nigerians currently live below poverty. In its Nigeria … [Read more…]
A man has died after allegedly jumping into a canal to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m. in the Mosan Okunola area … [Read more…]
The national grid has collapsed for the third time in less than a week, plunging the nation into a major blackout. The grid, which has experienced significant disruptions over the past few days, was restored just two days ago before suffering another collapse on Saturday. Data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), revealed … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Government has approved a minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants in the state. The Head of Service of the state, George Nwaeke, announced that the approval was granted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara during a closed-door meeting with labour leaders and senior government officials. Following the meeting, Nwaeke confirmed that the implementation … [Read more…]