23 Mar, 2026
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TCN snubs local manufacturers, awards Chinese firms over N160bn contracts

Transmission Company of Nigeria has snubbed local manufacturers to award two Chinese firms electricity metre manufacturing contracts worth over N160 billion. The president of the Association of Metre Manufacturers of Nigeria, Durosola Omogbenigun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. This comes as TCN, through a World Bank loan, contracted two Chinese companies to supply […]

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Tinubu has no serious challenger for 2027 presidency – Tanko Yakasai

Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai has expressed strong confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is virtually unbeatable in the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, Alhaji Yakasai said Tinubu remains the most dominant figure in Nigerian politics, citing his vast support base and the […]

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WHO Nominates Tanzania’s Mohamed Yakub Janabi As Next Africa Regional Director

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has chosen Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania as next director of WHO African Region. A statement by the organisation said that Yakub Janabi was nominated on Sunday during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva ahead of the World Health Assembly. The Special […]

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Man arrested in Lagos for allegedly sleeping with two teenage daughters

One Best Orji, a resident of Lagos State, has been arrested by operatives of the state command for allegedly engaging in illicit sexual relationship with his biological daughters. It was gathered that the arrest followed a complaint by Orji’s wife at the Surulere police station after she discovered the unfortunate act of her husband. She […]

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China To Establish Electric Vehicle Factories in Nigeria

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has harped on the imperative of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Speaking while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in his office at […]

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DSS Arrests Suspected Kidnap Kingpins at Abuja, Sokoto Hajj Camps

DSS operatives have arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins at Abuja, Sokoto Hajj camps as they prepared for pilgrimage. Eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in a well-coordinated covert operation on Sunday arrested two high-profile suspected kidnap kingpins as they made to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to observe the holy pilgrimage. Security […]