archiveNovember 5, 2024

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that individuals and government agencies are prohibited from damaging telecommunications infrastructure without a court order. NCC Executive Vice-chairman Aminu Maida said this while speaking on Tuesday at the 2024 edition of the workshop for judges on legal and regulatory issues in the...

  The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has asked electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to develop ways to phase out prepaid meters without arbitrarily billing consumers. Tunji Bello, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) spoke on Thursday at a stakeholders meeting on metering challenges in Abuja. On October...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained that the national grid collapsed around 1:52 pm on Tuesday due to series of lines and generators trippings. TCN made the clarification in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Tuesday. The company clarified that the grid collapse was not...

  says GCEO not responsible for petrol price hike   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has declared that its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mallam Mele Kyari, is not responsible for the hike in the prices of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol. Some protesters...

  Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, has died at age 64. He passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024, at a tertiary hospital in Ekiti after a short illness, according to sources close to the judiciary. Justice Adeyeye’s journey in the legal field spanned decades. Born...

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged N1. 3 trillion fraud. A credible sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that the vice presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections was arrested in Port Harcourt, when...

  The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversal of the Federal Government’s decision to void...

  The Federal Ministry of Works has explained the reason behind the terminated Section 1 (Abuja-Kaduna) of the contract for the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway, previously awarded to Julius Berger, due to non-compliance with reviewed cost, scope, and terms. The contract, valued at N740 billion, was initially awarded...

The national power grid experienced another collapse on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, marking the ninth time that Nigerians have been plunged into total darkness. According to data from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), power generation dropped to an unprecedented zero megawatts from 2:00 pm, affecting all 22 operational generation...

  Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that President Bola Tinubu ordered the release of the minors facing trial for treason on compassionate grounds. The VP said there was incontrovertible digital video and photographic evidence of the perpetration and actions of some of the protesters which were uploaded by the...