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Power consumers, on Wednesday, kicked against the export of about N23.13bn worth of electricity from Nigeria to some neighbouring countries in 2022 despite the widespread darkness witnessed in many Nigerian communities. The latest data on the remittances by international customers, obtained from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in Abuja, showed that Nigeria continued its export of electricity to the Republics …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 – 8 across the country.This is contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Farinloye, territorial coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office. Mr Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the states concerned to take precautionary measures to forestall …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says Nigerian Army under his watch will stamp out oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country’s Niger Delta region. Lagbaja gave this assurance during an interactive session with media executives on Wednesday in Ibadan as part of activities marking the 2023 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). “The Army will focus …

Taranto also told followers on his YouTube live stream that he was looking to get a “good angle on a shot,” prosecutors said. A federal defender representing Taranto did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment. But in a motion seeking to have him released pending trial, the lawyer wrote that Taranto was not a flight risk, had a …

President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, closed the defence of their February 25 election victory with the evidence of the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to deflate allegations and claims contained in the petitions file by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as Mr. Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP). Before his testimony …

By Eben Enasco The quantity and quality of resources required by tax administrators are to a substantial extent determined by the type of tax system, with the same objective that the Taxpayers’ money pays for government services of all kinds. Although taxes are a legal requirement, paying them is also a civic duty. However, despite the revenue reported by the …

Edo State Government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have concluded a one-day intensive digital skills training for over 500 youths in the State to build their skills for the future workforce. The programme tagged, ‘Digi Link’ and held at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Main Campus, in Benin City, is executed in partnership with ACIOE Associates and Public Digital …

…Tasks Newly Posted CPs to Key into Policing Vision, Prioritize Communal, Citizen Safety Following the approval of his recommendation by the Police Service Commission, Nigeria’s Acting Inspector-General of Police (Ag. IGP), Dr. Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of thirty-five (35) Commissioners of Police to various state commands and formations across the country. The IGP assures that the postings …

Days after the inauguration of the Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, they are now embroiled in a tussle with the leadership of their party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. It would be recalled that hours earlier, the Senate President and Speaker had, after a closed-door meeting with members, come up with …

President Bola Tinubu, has presented his academic records before the Presidential Election Petition Court, sitting in Abuja. Tinubu tendered the academic records obtained from the Chicago State University in the United States of America to counter a suit lodged by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar challenging his victory as Nigeria’s president. Recall that the …