Category: News
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NERC gives reasons electricity tariff may increase in July
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced that another tariff review for Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies would hold in July. It disclosed this in its notice of Minor and Extraordinary Review of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companies on Monday. NatureNews reports that this development might lead to a rise in the…
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Security situation in Yobe calls for quick response, reassessment – Gov. Buni
Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday said the security situation in the state generally needed quick response and reassessment. Buni made his position known during an emergency security meeting in Damaturu. “We thanked God for the relative peace we now enjoy in most parts of the state. “However, the sad events in Geidam calls…
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Kwara will develop local contents on various trade, says Gov’s aide
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara state government has reiterated its commitment to the development of local contents on various trade, including agricultural produce. Senior Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Community Intervention, Mr. Kayode Oyin-Zubair, stated this during a meeting with women potters at Dada (Okekele) in Ilorin East local government area of the…
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Gov.Zulum Saddened By Mainok Attacks
***Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers, Empathizes with Bereaved FamiliesBy; Ali Musa Biu- Mauduguri Saddened by the attack on Mainok town at the weekend, Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has conveyed his empathy and condolences to the families of soldiers who died during the battle with Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum, in a statement by his…
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Award On Developmental Strides: Groups, NUJ Hail Kwara Governor
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Two sociocultural groups – Igbaja Progressives Union and Ubandawaki Ward Association as well as the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, have hailed the rating of the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the first on the table of developmental strides among the states controlled by the All Progressives…
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Nasarawa attack: Investigation ongoing to unravel perpetrators – Sule
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, says security operatives have commenced thorough investigations to expose those behind Saturday’s attack on Ajimaka village in Doma Local Government Area. Sule said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ibrahim Addra, and made available to newsmen in Lafia on Monday. The governor condemned the brutal…
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We will not play politics with matters of life, wellbeing of Nigerians – APC
The APC assured on Monday in Abuja that it would not play politics with matters of life and the collective wellbeing of Nigerians. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee gave the assurance in a statement on insecurity in parts of the country. He said insecurity had found expressions in…
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Ganduje appoints new Perm Sec, redeploys 4
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of Hajiya Amina Muhammad as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Transport. The appointment was announced in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kano by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar. According to the statement, the governor also approved the…
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Kaduna State University Hikes Tuition Fees From N26,000 to N500,000 for Non-Indigenes
Kaduna State University has reviewed its tuition fees from N24,000 and N26,000 to N150,000 and N500,000. Criticized and rejected by the students, the increment comes at a time when many are still recovering from the economic effects of Covid-19. A press release by the Kaduna State Students’ Union stated that the majority of the students…
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Police rescue kidnap victim, recover 2 AK-47 rifles
The Police Command in Kogi has stormed a kidnappers den and rescued a man abducted on April 25 at PYN junction on Ajaokuta-Lokoja road. The command spokesman, DSP William Aya, said in a statement issued in Lokoja on Monday, that two AK-47 rifles and 29 rounds of live ammunition were recovered. According to him, the…