By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has urged to the National Assembly (NASS) to allocate more funds to enable it to complete ongoing power projects. Its Managing Director, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made the request on Monday when the Senate Committee on Power, led by its Chairman, Sen.Continue Reading
By Constance Athekame Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government plans to increase power generation from 4,000 to 6,000 Megawatts by the end of 2024. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Monday when the members of the Senate Committee on Power visited the ministry. He said theContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso The Police on Monday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Chukwuebuka Ike, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Amawbia, Akwa, for alleged burglary and stealing. The defendant, whose house address was not provided, is being charged with burglary and stealing. The prosecutor, Mr Hojo Ubanna, alleged that theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Police Command in Niger, has confirmed the death of five children by suffocation in a car on Sunday in Minna. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Niger, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna. HeContinue Reading
By Ali Baba-Inuwa Stakeholders in the electoral process have tasked the National Assembly to complete the amendment of the Electoral Act and the review of the Constitution, two years before the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders said this in a communique issued on Monday after the National Multi-Stakeholders Forum onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week neutralised 192 terrorists, apprehended 341 others and rescued 62 kidnapped hostages. It also said a total of 122 ISWAP/JAS terrorists surrendered with their families. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this atContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration number, National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) are major requirements for accessing students loans The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during an interactive session with members ofContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko A Federal High Court in Kano, has halted the suspension of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje by his ward. The order came on Wednesday after the the APC chieftain filed an ex parte motion seeking to enforce his fundamental right toContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) says it has successfully recorded its first set of quadruplets, delivered by a 49-year-old woman, following Invitro Fertilisation (IVF) conception. Prof. Chinedu Ekwempu, a Professor of Infertility and Endocrinologist and JUTH’s IVF Centre Coordinator, told journalists on Thursday in Jos, that theContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Federal Government has emphasised the relevance of effective communication in the efforts to tackle the effects of climate change. Malam Idris Mohammed, Minister of Information and National Orientation, who stated this position on Thursday in Keffi, explained that proper and timely dissemination of information onContinue Reading
