Day: May 6, 2024

Nigeria Implements Measures to Enhance Domestic Power Supply, Cuts Electricity Sales to Neighboring Countries

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In a bid to bolster the domestic power supply, the Federal Government of Nigeria has taken steps to reduce electricity sales to neighboring countries, including the Niger Republic, Togo, and Benin Republic. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued an order to the System Operator (SO), a department within the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), instructing them to limit power supply to these three neighboring countries to six percent of total grid electricity. Signed jointly by the Chairman of NERC, Sanusi Garba, and Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, the directive, titled…

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Technical Fault Compels VP Shettima to Cancel Attendance at US-Africa Business Summit

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The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, was compelled to alter his plans to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, following a technical fault with his aircraft. A statement released on Monday by Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, clarified that Shettima’s departure was thwarted on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet. In light of this development, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will now assume the responsibility…

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Presidency Defends Seyi Tinubu’s Right to Pursue Business Ventures

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In response to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent criticism regarding the award of a contract for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road, the Presidency has defended Seyi Tinubu’s right to engage in legitimate business activities. The statement, issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, reaffirmed Seyi Tinubu’s entitlement to pursue business interests both domestically and internationally. Atiku Abubakar had raised concerns about the awarding of the contract to Hitech Construction Company Ltd, citing Seyi Tinubu’s association with CDK Integrated Industries, a subsidiary of the…

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Wike Rejects Reconciliation Efforts, Fubara Alleges

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In a bid to address the lingering political discord in Rivers State, Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara disclosed his participation in numerous reconciliation meetings. However, he lamented that these efforts were met with resistance from the opposing party, hampering progress towards peace. During a courtesy visit by a delegation from Bayelsa State, led by former governor Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor Fubara expressed his commitment to maintaining peace despite facing challenges in resolving the crisis. “I have always taken the path of peace,” asserted Governor Fubara. “Each time we come out…

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NAF AIRCRAFT STRIKE TERRORISTS AT CHINENE NEAR MANDARA MOUNTAINS AND ALLAWA NEAR SHIRORO

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Efforts by the Air Components of Operations Hadin Kai and Whirl Punch in the Northeast and North Central respectively, have continued to obliterate terrorists and destroy their structures, equipment and mobility, thus limiting their ability to attack ground troops and innocent Nigerians at will. At Chinene, a location tucked inside the Mandara mountain area, terrorists were, on 3 May 2024, observed to be emanating from various locations and assembling, probably for a meeting. Within the same location, 7-gun trucks were also observed parked under trees. Accordingly, air interdiction was authourized…

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