archiveAugust 2019

  Electricity generation in the country fell below 2,500 megawatts on Saturday amid low load demand by the distribution companies. Total output from the nation’s 27 power plants dropped from 3,364MW as of 6am on Thursday to 2,649.1MW on Friday. It fell further to 2,492MW on Saturday, according to the...

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has praised the President for lifting five million Nigerians out of the poverty bracket within a short time. The president had claimed to have lifted five million Nigerians out of extreme poverty, instantly sparking controversy. In a statement on Sunday, the group noted that President...

The presidency on Sunday accused Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka of blackmail for condemning the arrest of an activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was arrested on Saturday by armed officials of the State Security Service (SSS) for calling for a revolutionary protest. Soyinka in a press statement had condemned the...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is the main agency of the government charged with responsibility ofaccessing, collecting and accounting for tax and other revenues accruing to the Federal Government. There is no doubt that in the last few years, there has been tremendous improvement and increase in tax collection...

  Nigeria’s Presidency Sunday asked organisers and sponsors of the proposed nationwide ‘RevolutionNow’ protest to reveal their identity and not hide under veiled social media posts. “We call on the sponsors and organisers to have the decency to come forward and make their identity known – out of respect to...

    Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has joined other Nigerians in calling for the release of Omoyele Sowore, describing his arrest by the Department of State Services, as “a terrorist midnight arrest.” He added that it was “a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights” of citizens to congregate...

• Assures of government support Deputy Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Alphonsus Irona, weekend, visited some communities in the state ravaged by flood, assuring them of the determination of the State Government to bring succor to them. Addressing residents of the affected communities in Orsu Obodo in Oguta...

  VP commissions 2.8 MW solar hybrid power plant, other projects in Ebonyi Programme will equip 37 federal universities, 7 teaching hospitals with solar plants in 4 years   The Federal Government’s Energizing Education Programme is geared towards delivering on several critical policies and objectives of this administration in the...

Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigerians should desist from blaming leaders over rising insecurity challenges in the country. Obasanjo advised that rather than blaming the leaders, Nigerians should come together to fight the challenges which he described as ‘everybody’s fault. The former president called on Nigerians to...

  Zenith Bank says it has upgraded its mobile banking application to ensure its services are more suited for the lifestyle needs of customers. The bank said in Lagos on Saturday that the upgraded mobile app had improved user interface and more offerings such as QR payments, biometric sign-on for...