The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced work on the faulty Ugwuaji – Apir 330kV Double Circuit transmission line. According to the TCN, it discovered the fault around 5 pm in the Igumale area of Benue State. The TCN said “the fault area of the transmission line, which measures about one span, was found…
Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world, has reportedly donated USD 50 million to a nonprofit organisation supporting Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. According to The New York Times, the donation was intended to remain confidential, as Gates has not publicly endorsed Harris, who is running against Republican Donald Trump in the…
THE Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, yesterday, raised the alarm that just like New York City in the United States of America, USA, Lagos State is gradually sinking due to climate change. Speaking yesterday at a Strategic Management Meeting with MDAs and Stakeholders organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Hamzat…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to embrace the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which he said had come to stay. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), said, while addressing State House correspondents, that the President gave the charge at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting We are well aware that…
Halima earlier apologized to Apostle Suleman for defaming him and causing various harm to his ministry and family. But on Wednesday, the actress acknowledged every falsehood she made against the cleric, admitted false allegations and sought his forgiveness. In April, a federal high court in Abuja ordered Halima to pay N10 million in damages to…
The senate has decided to convene a national summit to address the growing out-of-school children challenge in the country. The upper legislative chamber took the decision on Tuesday after Lawal Usman, chair of the committee on education (basic and secondary), presented a report. In a 2022 report, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says a bank verification number (BVN) platform will be launched by December for Nigerians in the diaspora. Cardoso spoke on Wednesday during a parley with members of the Nigerian community on the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington D.C, United States He said…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reshuffle of his ministerial cabinet and merged two ministries into one. The decision was made during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesperson. Onanuga confirmed that the president has scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of…
On Tuesday the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the EFCC and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 had argued that the Supreme Court, in Dr. Joseph Nwobike Vs Federal Republic…
The governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde of Oyo has inaugurated 480 Amotekun Forest Rangers, promising that his government will continue to give priority attention to the security of residents of the state. Plans by the government are however underway to establish airstrips in Igbeti and Otu towns respectively as well as provide aircraft security…
