Band A customers allege extortion by power firms amid poor service
Following the approval of tariff increment for Band A customers by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), some power consumers in that category are complaining of severe extortion by…
Kano Gov Yusuf asks EFCC to release forensic report on Ganduje’s alleged dollar video
Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release of the forensic reports on alleged Dollar video clip involving the…
EPL: Alex Iwobi breaks Mikel Obi’s record
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has surpassed John Mikel Obi’s record for the most minutes played by a Nigerian in the English Premier League. In Fulham’s recent 1-0 home defeat to…
Nine killed in stampede during palliatives distribution at Wamakko’s residence
About nine persons are believed to have died during a stampede that occurred at the residence of Aliyu Wamakko, former governor of Sokoto. The stampede occurred on Thursday night…
JUST IN: Bobrisky may spend Eid-il-fitri holiday in custody
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, aka Bobrisky, may spend the Eid-il-Fitri break in detention. Bobrisky was arrested on April 3 and convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos…
Eid-el-Fitr: FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this…
Notorious kidnap kingpin, Wadume, completes jail term, receives ‘heroic welcome’ in Taraba
Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume, a notorious kidnapping leader whom some soldiers reportedly assisted to escape arrest in 2019 in Taraba State and later rearrested by the police,…
New electricity tariff, EFCC, and further impoverishing Nigerian people
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers;…
NERC orders DisCos to refund overbilled customers before April 11
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to refund customers wrongly billed with the new rate. Abba Terab, NERC deputy general manager in…
Banks, breweries, foreign companies set to storm 13th Gateway International Trade Fair
Foreign companies from across West Africa have indicated interest in participating at this year’s Gateway International Trade Fair billed to take place between April 19 and April 29.…
