The Federal Government says it has taken advantage of the new Meter Asset Provider (MAP) regulations to give a grant of N37billion to a private sector operator to supply meters to interested Distribution Companies (DisCos). Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this at the 28th monthly meeting of power stakeholders in […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) “change its tactics”, saying it will no longer take legal action against Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana over his controversial ‘This is Nigeria’ video. Recall that week, MURIC had issued the artiste a seven-day ultimatum for the withdrawal of the video and had also demanded an apology. In a statement issued on […]
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The governments of some states in the South West of Nigeria have have declared June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by the late M.K.O Abiola. The states that have made announcement of public holiday include: Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, 10 June embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, will see the two leaders discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the king to […]
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The English FA has approved a two-week mid-season break for players in the Premier League, with effect from the 2019-20 season. The winter break ensures that Premier League matches will still be played over the period, with five top-flight games to be staged on the first weekend and five on the following weekend. The FA has […]
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Following false claim of a victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chairman of Innoson Motors, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has deleted his declaration on social media that the apex court has ordered GTBank to pay him N14bn within 14 days. The retraction, judicial analysts believe, was advised by Innoson’s lawyers who fear that contempt of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill, which grants financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and the States’ Judiciary. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development to State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday. Enang explained that with […]
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The bridge at the Children’s Amusement Park located at the Ikemba Ojukwu Centre in Owerri, Imo, built by Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s administration has collapsed. Witnesses at the scene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Wednesday that nobody was killed or injured in the incident. The incident which caused pandemonium in the […]
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A human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says by declaring June 12 Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has put an end to the “hypocrisy” of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement, Falana said declaring June 12 as Democracy Day “validated the integrity of the fair and free election that […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari is using the name of late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of 1993 presidential election, to gain “political capital” and sway Nigerians. On Wednesday, Buhari conferred on Abiola posthumously, the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) — 20 years after his death. The president […]
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