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•NERC summons meeting between state energy commissioners and Discos operators. •Tariff reduction can’t work – Discos. •Our focus on power sector reforms – Commissioners As s the crisis between states and electricity distribution companies continues to degenerate over who has the power to fix electricity tariffs, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has summoned all the stakeholders …

By Eben Enasco Otedo Youth Union (OYU) is demanding a swift government intervention to address the issue of public and private property vandalization by Iron scrab vendors in their communities as well as other security challenges in Edo South. The group who made the call in Benin City, on Thursday want an end to the exploitation and destruction of public …

Jason Yuan, a second-hand car shop owner, closes the hood of a vehicle after tightening the last nut on the battery terminal – a routine he is all too familiar with. A signing ceremony of Governor Greg Abbott took place on 26 August Texas has long felt like home for him, as a naturalised US citizen born in China. But …

•Vows to align with models of successful economies, like Brazil•Tasks diaspora Nigerians with nation-building, promises renewed prosperity•House Speaker: President’s meeting with Nigerian community in Brazil moment of great historical importance•Tinubu departs Brazil for Abuja President Bola Tinubu has promised to fast-track Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, aligning with the success models of emerging economies, like Brazil. Speaking during …

Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was “obsessed with the idea of killing children”. Robin Westman, who killed two children and injured 18 others, did not seem to have any specific motive, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. The attacker “appeared to hate all of us”, …

Written messages are left on hearts at a … Before Endre Gunter was taken to emergency surgery to treat a gunshot wound to the stomach, the 13-year-old boy asked a surgeon to pause for a moment. “Can you say a prayer with me?,” he said, according to his aunt, Natalie Davis, who wrote about the exchange on a GoFundMe page to help with …

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced an upward review of fees for the Nigerian standard passport, with the new rates set to take effect from September 1, 2025. According to a statement posted on its X handle yesterday, by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the revised charges would apply only to passport applications processed within Nigeria. Under …

The report records 4,722 victims across 997 incidents, with at least 762 deaths linked to abduction-related violence. Nigerians paid at least N2.57 billion to kidnappers between July 2024 and June 2025, while abductors demanded N48 billion in the same period, according to a new SBM Intelligence study on the country’s kidnap-for-ransom economy. The report records 4,722 victims across 997 incidents, with …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed speculations that it would print one presidential nomination form solely for the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu and exclude other party chieftains from the contest for its ticket, in the lead up to the 2027 presidential election. National Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed this at a news conference on …

The train derailed at about 11.09 a.m., at KM 49 between Kubwa station and Asham station. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says 618 persons have been evacuated from the derailed Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). The Managing Director of NRC, Kayode Opeifa, gave the figure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …