**panel wants tariff hike suspended The Senate report seeking the suspension of hike in electricity tariff resulted in another round of a rowdy session in the Senate chamber on Thursday, after the debate on the report was brought to a halt abruptly by the leadership The Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe-led Senate’s committe on Power had recommended among others that the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) should suspend the ongoing implementation of MYTO, 2024 which approved over 200% upward review of the previous tariffs from N68/kWh to N225/kWh to allow for robust consultation with customers on the various bands on the cost…
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From Daniel Abel, Lafia Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has unveiled the economic potentials of the State to investors at the ongoing “Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024” In his welcome address at the event the Governor declared that the state is housing several mineral resources that have attracted huge investors already. He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his sustained effort in driving the Nigerian economy to prosperity and his unalloyed loyalty and continued support in order to take the country to greater heights. “It is pertinent to remind you that Nasarawa State organised the first edition of the Nasarawa…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command has announced the rescue of seven more students of Confluence University of Science Secondary Technology (CUSTECH) kidnapped by hoodlums on Thursday, May 9. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP William Ovye Aya, made the announcement in a press statement on Thursday in Lokoja. He said that feat was achieved through the intervention of Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun who ordered the deployment of the Air Component of Police Security Apparatus made up of a Helicopter Crew. The deployment, he said was in furtherance of the ongoing Rescue Operation and…
***Says the rule of law is an intangible asset of any society The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has decried the level of decline in Nigeria’s Judiciary has witnessed in recent times. Though the LP standard bearer acknowledged that there still exists few good judges and justices in the country but generally speaking, the situation is worrisome and a threat to the future of the nation. Obi spoke while delivering a Keynote speech titled “The Role of the Judiciary in Shaping Nigeria’s Future” at the 5th Memorial of Justice Anthony Nnaemeka Aniagolu,…
***As cash, material donations pour in for the intending couples The controversy surrounding the planned mass wedding of 200 girls in Niger state has taken another twist as the Council of Imams in the State has waded in giving Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohannaya, one-week ultimatum to withdraw her comments against the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulmalik Sarkindaji. The speaker had consulted over his intention to sponsor the marriage of 100 girls in his Constituency for which he had the blessings of the traditional and the religious leaders The secretary of the Imams…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced the ground-breaking ceremony for the building of a 1,600-capacity student hostel in Akwa Ibom State. Director of Information and Public Relations Mohammed Manga in a statement explained that the project is part of a N98.2 billion nationwide initiative to enhance educational infrastructure. He quoted the minister to have indicated that the Federal Government, in partnership with states and the private sector, will construct 24 housing facilities across 24 institutions, each with 1,600 bed spaces. The initiative he said will address a significant student accommodation deficit, enhancing…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has applauded Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State over his handling of recent security situation in the state and other affairs of the state. The President gave the commendation when he received the Governor who was at the State House to brief him on the state of affairs in the State. President Tinubu assured the Governor of his support as a father who will continue to work with him to ensure that he succeeds in governing the state. Earlier, Ododo briefed President Tinubu over recent developments in the state as they relate to security and…
**Says the marriage will go ahead as planned Former commissioner for Information Culture and Tourism and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger state Mr. Jonathan Vatsa has advised the minister for women affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye to distance herself from the sesibilities of the people as it relates to religion and culture This is coming following the controversy over the planned sponsorship of the wedding of 100 girls in Mariga local government area of Niger State by speaker of the state assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Sarkindaji. The Minister had threatened legal action over the issue which is…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja KOGI State House of Assembly has called on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to beef up security around all the Tertiary Educational Institutions in the state to curtail further abduction of students from campuses by hoodlums. The call was contained in a resolution of the House following adoption of a Motion Of Urgent Public Importance moved by Hon. Asema Baba Haruna (APC-Adavi) at plenary in Lokoja Haruna who is also the Chief Whip of the House, while presenting the motion condemned the recent abduction of 24 students from the state-owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH),…
An unspecified number of workers of Dangote Cement Company Plc, Okpella, Etsako West local government of Edo state have been abducted after unknown gunmen Wayland the staff bus The unfortunate incident was said to have happened on Monday. The workers were in a staff bus conveying them back to Okpella town after the close of work when they were intercepted and abducted by the gunmen. An eyewitness confirmed to this online newspaper that the incident happened after the gunmen laid ambush for the workers after emerging from the bush and forcing the bus to a halt at gunpoint before taking their…