Taraba State Government To Assist Victims Of Windstorm

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTaraba State Government To Assist Victims Of Windstorm

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2024

Taraba state government will soon assist victims of the devastating windstorm that occurred on Tuesday in Takum that rendered many families homeless. Emmanuel Bello, Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication to Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, made the pledge on Wednesday said the administration of Kefas would find ways to support victims in rebuilding their homes destroyed by a storm. He said the high-powered delegation was mandated to take stock of all the damages...

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Military Released Identities Of Some Top Terrorists’ Commanders Killed

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Released Identities Of Some Top Terrorists’ Commanders Killed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2024

The full identities of some top terrorists’ commanders, who were killed in the Northern region of the country during various operations across all theatres between January and March 2024 have been released on Thursday by the military high command. Among those killed by the troops attached to different operations included the Head of Is-Al Furqan Province (ISGS and ISWAP), Abu Bilal Minuki popularly known as Abubakar Mainok among his criminal gang members as well as...

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Newly Approved Electricity Tariff Will Reduce Subsidies – Oseni

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNewly Approved Electricity Tariff Will Reduce Subsidies – Oseni

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2024

The Vice Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr Musliu Oseni says the newly approved tariff is expected to reduce subsidies for the 2024 fiscal year by about N1.14 trillion. This in a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government had indicated a transition in policy direction towards introducing a more targeted subsidy regime aimed at mitigating the impact of changes in macroeconomic parameters “With the newly approved tariffs, subsidies for...

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LP Chairman Abure Narrowly Escapes Fire, Possible Assassination Attempt

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLP Chairman Abure Narrowly Escapes Fire, Possible Assassination Attempt

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 4, 2024

Barrister Julius Abure, the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP, narrowly escaped a fire that engulfed his residence in Abuja early on Wednesday. The LP alleges the fire may have been a deliberate attempt on Abure’s life. According to a statement issued by the party’s national publicity secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the fire started shortly after 1:00 a.m. while Abure and his family were asleep. Neighbours and security personnel stationed at the compound raised the...

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15% of Nigerians to Pay More for Electricity as Regulator Hike Tariff

NewsNigeriaPolitics15% of Nigerians to Pay More for Electricity as Regulator Hike Tariff

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 4, 2024

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has announced a hike in electricity tariffs for a segment of consumers. This move comes amid ongoing efforts to reform the nation’s power sector The new tariff structure, effective 1st April 2024, applies to customers classified under Band A, which typically refers to those who receive a relatively high number of daily power supply hours often exceeding 20 hours. According to NERC’s Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, these Band A...

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Tinubu Signs Amended Student Loan Bill Into Law

EducationNewsNigeriaTinubu Signs Amended Student Loan Bill Into Law

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 3, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Student Loans Access to Higher Education Bill, following some amendments to it. The Presidential assent according to the report is sequel to separate considerations by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Recall that the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, generated some controversies regarding...

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President Tinubu Sign Student Loans Bill

EducationNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu Sign Student Loans Bill

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 3, 2024

The Student Loans Re-enactment Bill has been signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja. Olusegun Dada, Special Assistant on Social Media to the president tweeted that the bill signing was done in the presence of the leadership from the National Assembly, ministers, and major education stakeholders. The executive bill establishes the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as a corporate body tasked with receiving, managing, and investing funds to...

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CAN Condemns Easter Advert, Demand Apology

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCAN Condemns Easter Advert, Demand Apology

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 3, 2024

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Easter advert placed in the media and circulated by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Easter Day, and they are demanding an apology. The advert had an inscription, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes.” CAN call on the management of the FIRS to retract the message and tender a public apology for the distress the advert caused. CAN further urged President Bola Tinubu, the...

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Abuja Commissioner Of Police Storms Kidnappers Hideouts In Apo

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAbuja Commissioner Of Police Storms Kidnappers Hideouts In Apo

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 3, 2024

..As Couple Found Dead In Apo Estate The Commissioner of Police,  Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, CP Benneth Igweh has stormed a suspected kidnappers hideout at the hills and thick bushes surrounding Zone A and B of Apo-resettlement and its environs.  A press statement on Wednesday signed by the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh noted that, the CP stormed the area on, “1st April, 2024, at about 11 am, to put in place some security...

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Insecurity: Gov Ododo Inaugurates Metro Quick Response Squad

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Gov Ododo Inaugurates Metro Quick Response Squad

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 3, 2024

Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State  on Wednesday launched a Security outfit code named” Metropolitan Quick Response Squad” in a bid to tackle crime across the major cities in Kogi State. According to the Governor,  the initiative is in partnership with the Rapid Response Squad of the Nigeria Police and the joint task force of Security Agencies in the state. At the flag off of the initiative at the government house in Lokoja, Ododo...

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