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We’ll deliver 5,000MW of electricity by July, NERC promises Nigerians
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has promised Nigerians improved power supply from July 1. According to NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba, starting from next month, the nation would witness 5,000MW in transmission and distribution. Garba stated this at an interactive session with journalists after the second Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) in Lagos on Wednesday. “Yes, we have had discussions…
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French, German, Italian leaders in 1st Kyiv trip since invasion
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have arrived in Kyiv in a joint show of support for Ukraine as it faces down Russia’s invasion. “It’s an important moment. It’s a message of unity we’re sending to the Ukrainians,” Macron said after a special overnight train provided by Ukrainian authorities carried the trio…
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I will re-enact 1993 election victory- PRP presidential candidate, Kola Abiola
Kola Abiola, presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party(PRP) and son of the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola has said he will re-enact his father’s victory in the 2023 general elections. He said just like in 1993, many youth who had never voted would come out to vote, helping him win the country’s number one…
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Lagos secondary school students receive e-learning tablets
The 750 pioneer students of the new Comprehensive School Model in Lagos State public secondary schools have received e-Learning Mobile Tablets, courtesy of the government of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to enhance the learning of various vocational skills by beneficiaries in the 12 pilot schools. Emphasising the state government’s investment and commitment to the success of the new fit-for-purpose and…
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Soludo mobilises Anambra farmers for 2022 farming season
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo has launched the state’s agro-economic policy. In a post on his Facebook page, Soludo said the state will engage in regenerative agriculture which will cut down cost of inputs. “Today, I flagged-off the 2022 Anambra farming season, and also launched our administration’s flagship agro-economic policy, themed; Regenerative Agriculture (Regen-Agriculture). “Our policy on regenerative Agriculture…
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UK celebrates 807 years since signing of Magna Carta
United Kingdom Parliament has celebrated 807 years of Magna Carta, a landmark law signed by King John in 1215 as the first legal document that allowed British citizens to hold the rulers accountable. The UK Parliament in a post put out on its social media pages on Wednesday praised King John for the landmark legislation that changed the face of…
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Muslim-Muslim bugaboo and PDP propaganda, By Bayo Onanuga
Once again the Papa Deceiving Pikin party is on to its favourite game, spreading fears and alarms as it speculates and agonises, along with its hatchet writers over the religion of the running mate of the presidential candidate of the APC. The scaremongering campaign began on the convention ground at Eagle Square last week as delegates voted and the ground…
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Osun APC denies hiring thugs to attack PDP members
The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has dismissed the allegation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party that it hired thugs to attack and kill its members in the state. The State Chairman of the APC, Prince Gboyega Famodun described the allegation as baseless and misleading, adding that the party remains law-abiding, responsible and will never resort to violence nor…
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Tinubu’s 2023 presidency sparkles, By Kassim Afegbua
I have become very familiar with Nigerian politics to the point that nothing, in this era of a divided Nigeria, excites me anymore. But the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the APC’s primary last week excites me with perfunctory relish. My excitement resonated from two dialectically opposing standpoints. He was not the candidate of the president. He was the…
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Akpabio can’t be Akwa Ibom North-West APC senatorial candidate, INEC insists
The Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mike Igini says there is no way former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio can be the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district. Akpabio who withdrew for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the APC presidential primaries had emerged winner…
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