JUST IN: Power Grid Collapses For Fourth Time In 2024
Nigeria’s Power grid has collapsed again, with the country currently generating 0.80 Mega watt of electricity, Daily Trust reports. A check on the website of Independent System Operator, an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) indicated that…
GICN Accuses Zenith Bank’s Chairman, Jim Ovia Of N3.5Billion Fraud, Others; Issues 7-Day Arrest Ultimatum To EFCC
An anti-corruption organisation, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seven days to arrest and prosecute the Chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, for alleged N3.5 billion money laundering and other alleged fraudulent…
Nigerian Railway Corporation Suspends Warri-Itakpe Service After Derailment, To Refund Customers
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of services from Ujevwu in Delta to Itakpe in Kogi State from Friday, July, 5th. It was gathered that the suspension was due to an obstruction on the track. This is…
Nigerian Open University, Scraps Law Programme, Leaves Over 1000 Students’ Stranded
The National Open University (NOUN) Law students have called out for help over the scrapping of the law programme by the University management, leaving students who are nearing completion of their projects in dilemma. According to Sahara Reporters, Documents seen…
Kenyan President Ruto Bows To Protesters, Scraps Budgets For First Lady’s Office, Dissolves 40 Agencies
President William Ruto of Kenya has responded to nationwide protests by eliminating the budget for the country’s first and second ladies’ offices. In a live broadcast, he outlined extensive austerity measures, including dissolving 47 state agencies and halting non-essential official…
Ibadan stadium declared unfit for NPFL matches
The playing turf of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State has been declared unfit to host Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matches. The pronouncement was made in a statement issued by the league board on Thursday via its…
Reps summon minister over alleged diversion of N1.5bn
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the N1.5 billion meant for the payment of contractors, but allegedly diverted by principal officers of the Federal ministry of women affairs. The House Committee on Women Affairs commenced the probe…
9mobile appoints new CEO
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as its Chief Executive Officer. This strategic move is part of the company’s broader plan to embark on a new phase of business transformation,…
Kogi assembly extends tenure of LG chairmen
The Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of Transition Committee Chairmen by another Six months. This was the resolution of the hallow chamber during the House plenary on Friday. The extension of the tenure of the Transition…
Keir Starmer officially appointed UK Prime Minister as Rishi Sunak resigns
Britain’s head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace. A photograph released by the palace showed the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won…