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BREAKING: House of Reps stops electricity tariff increase
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to halt the implementation of the new electricity rate for Band A users. The resolution was adopted Tuesday during the lower House’s plenary session, following the adoption of a motion that addressed urgent public concern, sponsored by Nkemkanma Kama, a legislator representing the Labour Party (LP) from…
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Tension as gunmen abduct four in Abuja
By Innocent Raphael Gunmen struck the community of Bmuko, located in Dutse Baupma, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday night, abducting four residents in a brazen attack. Eyewitnesses recounted the harrowing experience revealing that the assailants, numbering more than 30, stormed the residence of one Engineer Patrick, around 11:50 pm. The witness added that the gunmen…
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Electricity sector will collapse if we don’t increase tariff, says Adelabu
There will be a nationwide blackout in the next three months if the planned increase in electricity tariffs is not carried out, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu issued a dire warning on Monday. The minister made this revelation in Abuja during an investigative hearing held by the Senate Committee on Power on the recent increase in energy rates implemented…
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PHOTO NEWS: Gbajabiamila, Abbas inspect newly-renovated House of Representatives complex
Chief of Staff to the President and immediate past, Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday in the company of the Speaker, Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and other principal officers toured the newly renovated House of Representatives complex. The former Speaker and the leadership, during the tour, visited the new National Assembly Library/Resource Center and the newly…
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Nigeria has highest rate of children born with HIV/AIDS – NACA DG
Nigeria has the highest number of children born with HIV/AIDS in the world, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori has said. Dr Ilori made this statement on Monday while on a working visit/field tour to the Oyo State Ministry of Health, the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS, and the…
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Our youths will make Nigeria a digital economy powerhouse, says Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared on Monday that Nigeria is set to harness the potential of its youthful population to transform into a global digital economy powerhouse. He also hinted at the nation’s plans to become a global hub for outsourcing talent within the digital and creative economy. This was the submission made by President Tinubu who was represented by…
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Zulum visits Malam-Fatori, commends Tinubu on fight against insurgency
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday travelled to Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Council in the Northern part of Borno State. During Sunday’s visit, Zulum commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his prompt attention to the fight against the insurgency in the Northeast. Zulum, while interacting with officers and men of the task force battalion in…
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Oyo LG election outcome, not the people’s will, says Hon. Sadipe
The member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has expressed disapproval over last Saturday’s Local Government elections held throughout Oyo State, saying the outcome was not the people’s choice. Expressing her disappointment, Akande-Sadipe stated, “The farce of an Election is over. But congratulations to our Oluyole APC team. If the outcome had been different.…
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Turn yourself in to EFCC, Ortem tells Yahaya Bello
The former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has advised the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to come out of hiding and turn himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Communities, (EFCC). Ortom spoke at the thanksgiving ceremony held on Sunday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Regional Headquarters in Makurdi to honour him…
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Nigeria-US Bi-National Commission high-level meeting holds in Abuja
Nigeria is hosting this year’s edition of the Nigeria-United States Bi-National Commission (BNC) meeting. A press statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Francisca Omayuli said that the meeting ‘held alternately in the capitals of the two countries,’ will this year be held in Abuja on the 29th and 30th April. This year’s edition, the 6th…
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