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The estimated 25 million Nigerians that will benefit from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week will be expected to pay about N4,000 monthly, the presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the killing on Saturday of rice farmers by terrorists in Zabarmari in Borno State. Lawan decries the incident as another act of babarism against innocent Nigerians minding their own business. The Senate President condoles with the families of the victims, Government...

    Electricity supply to most parts of the country has been disrupted as the National Grid suffered system collapse on Sunday morning. Kaduna Electric Distribution Company in a message to its customers, on its official twitter page wrote that the system collapse occurred about 11.26am on Sunday morning. In...

  West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.” Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will face former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It...

 Trade and Industry Stakeholders have said that the reported re-opening of the borders to allow Dangote and BUA companies to trans ship their goods across the closed borders was lopsided and amounted to a ‘selective decision’ that would engender monopolies. Key stakeholders made this assertion in a communique issued on...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has charged no fewer than 100 women and youth graduands of the State Agripreneurship Programme to be committed to the attainment of the government’s food security goal. Olusanya stated this at the graduation ceremony of the second batch of the Lagos...

The Kingdom of Ugbo, the seat of Olugbo Oghone came alive with colourful aplomb and elegance on Saturday, the 28th November as Oba Alayeluwa, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Frederick EnitiOlorunda Obateru Akinruntan, Paramount Ruler and Prescribed Authority, Olugbo of Ugbo Land celebrated his 11th coronation anniversary, an annual high-octane...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero have gathered to celebrate Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II as he marks five years on the throne. Other monarchs present are the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and Oore...

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says that the corps will introduce the National Identity Number (NIN) information by first quarter of 2021 for vehicles registration. Oyeyemi revealed this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Friday. The corps...

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that it is bringing back the popular music reality show, Nigerian Idol. This announcement was made recently by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe. After a three-year hiatus, Nigerian Idol will return with season six to unearth some of the best musical talents the country...