The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has blamed the power outage in Imo State on industrial action by workers Emeka Ezeh, head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that the electricity workers union shut down Egbu Transmission Station causing darkness in theContinue Reading
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, approved the appointment of members of non-statutory boards, as well as chairmen, secretaries and members of Local Government Education Boards, totaling 309. A statement signed by the spokesperson for the governor, Olawale Rasheed, said the appointments take immediate effect. TheContinue Reading
Following public outcry over the allocation of N5.095 billion for the purchase of a presidential yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, said it had scrapped the budgetary allocation. Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Abubakar Bichi, disclosed this in an interview with journalists onContinue Reading
.Lagos: Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has emphasised the need for strict supervision of workers to boost efficiency. “We have to set targets we must meet. We have to rebrand NAN. “My vision is clear, and I have triedContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Lagos: Indians in Lagos State have celebrated the ancient Dussehra Festival, which symbolises the victory of good over evil and the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya. Sanjay Srivastava, President, Overseas Friends of Bhartiya Janata Party (OFBJP), in a statement said the festival was a celebrationContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Abuja:  Dr Yusuf Yakub, the new Director-General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), says he will focus on strengthening soft-power diplomacy in promoting Nigeria’s interest. Yakubu said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Dr Ugo Aniga of the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, says Africans can only achieve full democracy when its leaders jettison foreign aid. Aniga made the remark during the 2023 Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) annualContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court, Abuja has discharged and acquitted two Chinese; Hao Aijun and Liu Yangxi, and a Nigerian, Obi Anthony-Chibuzor, who were charged with conspiracy, forgery and fraud. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment, upheld the arguments of the lawyer to Hao and Liu , Akinlolu Kehinde,Continue Reading
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has ordered that sting operations at night be stopped in all the commission’s commands. Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, by operativesContinue Reading
