Abia state governor, Alex Otti, has promised that some part of the state will be independently powered through the Geometric Power Limited’s power plant in a few months.Gov Otti made the disclosure on Tuesday when the chairman, Geometric Power Limited, Prof Bartholomew Nnaji, a former minister of power and his
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The State Security Service’s obnoxious tweet profiling Igbos in Nigeria has been pulled down following public outrage.The SSS penultimate Tuesday was heavily censured for using its official Twitter page to taunt Maxwell Okpara, an Igbo lawyer, for defending suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, linking him to the proscribed Indigenous People
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The Speaker House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has approved the establishment of 130 Standing Committees to be announced on Thursday.The Speaker also established 24 new Standing Committees.According to Nigerian Tribune, the 24 newly created Standing Committees include Aviation Technology, Banking & Other Ancillary Institutions, Digital & Electronic Banking: basic Examination
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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has said that it is not ready to increase tariff due to subsidy removal, stating that such decision is left for the entire industry to determine and also takes a longer time to decide.NCC disclosed this recently when the Executive Vice- Chairman, EVC of the
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police to investigate allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it sponsored the foiled plot to attack the residence of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Yola.Describing it as irresponsible, it said the fresh allegation
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The House of Representatives has given the chairman Federal Character Commission (FCC), Dr Muheeba Dankaka 24 hours ultimatum to appear before its Ad-hoc Committee investigating job racketeering and gross mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in Nigeria.Earlier, a mild drama ensued at the sitting of the
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Senators have called on the executive to halt further electricity tariff increment, stating that the poor must be allowed to breathe.The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sen Akintunde Yunus Abiodun (Oyo Central), co-sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South) and Sen Abbas, Aminu Iya (Adamawa Central).According to the
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his government will provide an enabling platform for effective policies to harness the potential of Nigerians in the Diaspora with the view to galvanizing them for economic development of the country.The president said this in his remarks during events to celebrate this year’s
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced the auditing of the remittance of statutory and non-statutory deductions from the payroll of workers from 2010 to 2022, to ensure that deductions from the payroll of workers are timely remitted to the third-party beneficiaries. The FCT permanent secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, while conducting
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have unveiled an App, Police VGS Quick Emergency Report and Response System (QERRS), aimed at tackling various dimensions of crime and criminalities in the country.It is a smart policing initiative aimed at revolutionising police response to emergencies and ensuring swift and efficient action in critical situations. At
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