Blackouts: Efficient Supply Of Energy Vital To Economic Growth – Yagabi

Engr. Sani Yabagi, the National Chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP) and immediate past National Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has condemned the blackouts in three regions of the country, saying that  efficient supply of energy is vital to economic growth. It will be recalled that three regions across the country, South-East, North-West and North-East regions have experienced blackouts in as a result of national grid collapse in the past three weeks. Yabagi in...

Enugu Govt Approves N80,000 Minimum Wage For LG, State workers

The Enugu State Government has approved eighty thousand naira (N80,000) as the new minimum wage for both Local and State Government workers in the state with effect from October 2024. The State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah announced this on Thursday after a meeting with the Enugu State Minimum Wage Implementation Committee headed by the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu and leaders of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Enugu chapter at the...

Delta Communities Gets Electricity After 15 Years Of Blackout

There was jubilation among Ekuku-Agbor and other communities in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State following the restoring electricity in their communities after 15 years. The communities include Ekuku-Agbor, Obi-Agbor, Egbudu Akan, and several others. Residents of the community and its environs were not only enveloped in ecstasy but jubilated as they showered encomiums on the Delta State Governor, Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Chairman of Ika South Local Government, Engr Jerry Ehiwarior for...

Northern Senators Ask Federal Govt To Restore Power In Parts Of North

Disturbed by the lack of electricity in some parts of Northern Nigeria for some days, the Northern Senators Forum has asked the federal government to swiftly restore electricity supply in the affected states. Some parts of the North are experiencing blackout following a fault at the 330kV DC Transmission Line. The incident, which caused a blackout in the North-East, North-West and parts of the North-Central, affected the line that is supposed to be a backup...

Catholic Church Kick Against Plan To Legalize Abortion Nigerian Govt

The alleged plan by the Federal Government to legalize abortion in the country has been opposed by the Catholic Church in Nigeria. It was reported that the Health Promotion Department of the Federal Ministry of Health is reviewing sections of the Criminal Code to decriminalize abortion, aimed at expanding access to safe termination of pregnancies and reducing maternal deaths. The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Very Rev....

House of Reps Urges CBN to Begin Gradual Withdrawal of Old Naira Notes

The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to commence the gradual withdrawal of old naira notes and ensure the availability of the redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes. The Green Chamber also directed the apex bank to instruct commercial banks to conduct transactions with customers using the new notes to facilitate the phasing out of the old ones. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent...

Flood: Kogi Govt Drills Boreholes At IDP Camps

To ensure that families displaced by flood are not exposed to water-borne diseases, the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has begun the drilling of boreholes at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. According to the state government, this will also help to ameliorate the hardship the displaced persons go through while in search of water. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, who stated this on Thursday, noted that the...

Jonathan To Lead AU Election Mission To Botswana, Departs Gaborone Friday

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will be leading the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe Botswana’s general elections scheduled to hold on October 30, 2024, and is billed to leave for Gaborone on Friday. Ikechukwu Eze, SA to the former President, in a press statement on Thursday noted that Jonathan will lead other distinguished leaders including members of the African Union Permanent Representative Committee, Pan African Parliament (PAP), African Governance Platform, Election Management Bodies,...

Tinubu Orders Reduction in Security Personnel, Convoys for Ministers, Heads of Agencies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued new directives to reduce the number of security personnel and official vehicles attached to Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Federal Government agencies as part of his administration’s cost-cutting measures. In a statement released on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu instructed that the security detail for public officials be limited to five personnel, comprising four police officers and...

Nigeria’s Governance Ranking Hits a New Low – Report

Nigeria has been classified among eleven African countries that have experienced worsening governance levels over the last decade, as highlighted in the “2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance,” published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The report reveals that Nigeria has dropped three places from 30th to 33rd on the continent. According to the findings, 33 countries in Africa have improved their overall governance during the past ten years, while 21 countries, including Nigeria, have seen...

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