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States’ Power Commissioners have formally rejected the proposed 2025 Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, warning that it risks undermining recent reforms and placing unsustainable financial burdens on electricity consumers and state governments. The strong objections were issued through a statement by the Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria (FOCPEN), which represents state-level regulators […]
Managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has attributed the commission’s high number of uncompleted projects to previous leadership instability. Ogbuku disclosed this yesterday on a live television programme monitored in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. He said one of the interventionist agency’s challenges in the past 25 years […]
Professor Francisca Bassey has been appointed as the substantive vice chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) by Governor Bassey Otu. Bassey becomes the first woman to hold this position since the institution’s transformation into a full-fledged university. A letter dated July 17, 2025, titled “Our Ref: SSG/GSA/S/78/VoLix1506,” signed by Secretary to State […]
The need to reduce reliance on traditional power sources came to the fore in Benin City, Edo State, as the management of Somat Solar Planet urged Nigerians to use alternative energy sources to lower the rise in electricity tariffs. The disclosure was made on Thursday when the managing director of Somat Solar Planet, Solomon Asibor, […]
The Ijaw people of Gelegele in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State have challenged Governor Monday Okpebholo to silence his critics with massive, people-oriented development. They noted that the recent Supreme Court judgement, which affirmed his 2024 governorship election, has heightened expectations among the people of Edo State and beyond. The chairman […]
Abia State commissioner for Lands and Housing, Chaka Chukwumereije, has challenged the staff members to create a legacy they will be remembered for after retirement. Chukwumereije handed the charge at a send-off party for three retiring directors and six senior ministry officers in Umuahia, the state capital. He urged them to embrace the transformation agenda […]
Entertainers’ groups in Oshimili South and North local government areas of Delta State have vowed not to tolerate their colleagues from other states performing in their areas without consulting them. Some of the groups include the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), the Stage Managers, the Sound, Gospel Artists, […]
The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has urged Ibadan residents to make peaceful co-existence their watchword. Represented by the Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin, at a meeting with the Council of Traditional Baales in Ibadanland at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo Ibadan, Ladoja requested prayers and the unalloyed support to move Ibadan in particular […]
The federal government has held a grassroots sensitisation drive across key areas of Ibadan, Oyo State, to educate the people on the recently signed Tax Reform Act and its impacts on the people. The government, through the Presidential Community Engagement Office (South-West), in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), organised the exercise focused […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that over 60 percent of Nigeria’s population is under the age of 30, positioning the country at a pivotal moment in its demographic evolution. The data, released in commemoration of World Population Day 2025, underscores both the promise and pressure facing Africa’s most populous nation. Speaking at a […]