NMMP: EEDC Starts Free Mass Meter Roll Out in South-East, Says Spokesman

ENUGU — The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced free mass meter roll-out to electricity consumers in the South-East, under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), according to Mr. Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC. In a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu, on Sunday, Ezeh assured customers that the NMMP meters would get to them free, as they would not be required to make any upfront payment to be metered. “The mass...

EU Foreign Ministers Consider Reaction in Wake of Navalny Arrest

Brussels, Jan. 25, 2021 (NAN) EU foreign ministers are to consider how to react following the jailing of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and mass detentions at demonstrations across the country. Three Baltic States are calling for sharper EU sanctions on Moscow, but most member states seem minded to wait a little longer before resorting to more restrictive measures ahead of Monday’s talks. Anti-corruption campaigner Navalny returned to Russia on Jan. 18, after months in...

Board Checks Absenteeism, Truancy Among Enugu State Health Workers

ENUGU —  Dr. Okechukwu Ossai, Administrator of Enugu State Hospital Management Board, says the board has effectively checked absenteeism and truancy among health workers in the State. Ossai told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday that the board was able to achieve the feat in 2020 through its “intensified monitoring and supportive supervising system’’. “We were able to achieve this among health workers and other auxiliary staff in the 56 general...

AfDB Commits $12.5bn to Climate Finance

ABUJA — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed an additional 12.5 billion dollars to climate finance between 2020 to 2025 in Africa. President of the AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the first online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on Monday. The two-day summit, hosted by the Dutch government, aimed to adopt a roadmap for a decade of transformation toward a climate-resilient future by 2030. Adesina said that the amount would be ...

NCDC Says 4 Cases of the UK COVID-19 Strain Found in Nigeria

ABUJA — The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom  (UK) COVID-19 strain.  Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, in Abuja, stated that those that tested positive included three Nigerians who had travelled out of the country, while one was in-country, adding that it was not surprising to find the new...

Breaking: Gunmen Kill Taraba LG Boss, Salihu Dovo

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ The Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Hon. Salihu Dovo has been killed by gunmen who kidnapped him early hours of Sunday, local residents have said. The kidnappers has called an official of the Local Government to announce the killing of the local government boss. Already, community members are suspecting a case of hired assassins. A source said “they called an official of the Council to...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Reinvigorating Nigeria-America Relations Under President Joe Biden

Reinvigorating Nigeria-America relations under President Joe Biden A News Analysis by Lizzy Okoji, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As Joe Biden becomes 46th President of the United States of America, it comes with hope for many Nigerians that the long-standing diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the U.S would be reinvigorated. This is even more so as one of the campaign promises of President Biden tagged “Biden-Harris Agenda for the African Diaspora” seeks to do away...

Nigerian Celebrities Mourn Late American Broadcaster, Larry King

LAGOS — Some Nigerian celebrities are mourning late American broadcaster, Larry King who died on Saturday morning Jan. 23, aged 87. These celebrities took to their instagram handles to pay tribute and mourn the ace broadcaster who had contributed immensely to American Journalism. Veteran Nollywood Actress, Joke Silver wrote on her page with the broadcaster’s picture “Rest well Larry King. You were the king of interviews. Always polite, always listening”. Renowned Comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka said,...

ABUJA  –– The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has deployed safety engineers to Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, to ascertain causes and recommend solutions to incessant trailer crashes in that axis of the highway. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Oyeyemi said that this was in addition to...

REFUNDS: Bayelsa Govt. Confirms Receiving N27bn Refunds from the FG in a ‘Discount Deal’

YENEGOA — The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 to date. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020, approved promissory notes and bond issuance worth N148.1 billion as refunds to Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Osun and Ondo States, for executing federal projects. Promissory...

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