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Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations, said they released an average of 3,280 megawatts/hour of electricity into the national grid on Thursday. This is contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The report said that the electricity sent out by the GenCos went up by 63.14 megawatts from the figure released on Thursday. It, however, said that 2,238 megawatts could not be generated due to unavailability of gas. The report noted that…
Oyo State government has decried loss of revenue to illegal mining and failure by registered mining companies to pay tax and other dues to the coffers of the state. Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. The statement quoted Mr Abiodun Oni, the Chairman, Oyo State Mineral Development Agency, as making the observation while on familiarisation tour to mining sites along Ibadan – Lagos expressway on Friday. Oni noted that many illegal miners are operating in the state without check and thereby causing a lot of havoc…
By Harry Awurumibe, who was in OWERRI Motorists plying the busy Owerri through Anara in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area to Okigwe Express way are now spending long hours than necessary on the road. The delay is as a result of bad portions of the inter-state road which serves commuters traveling from Owerri to Okigwe or Enugu and up North through Anara, Isiala Mbano. An eyewitness who recently passed through the road from Okigwe township to the state capital, Owerri via Anara in Isiala Mbano LGA said that the trip which normally takes less than two hours took more than…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday admitted Omoleye Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, to bail in the sum of N150m. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sowore was charged to court by the Federal Government on seven counts charges of treasonable felony, cyberstalking and money laundering. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu also ordered Sowore to produce two sureties in like sum. The judge ordered that the sureties must be residents of Abuja with landed properties in Abuja worth the bail sum. She also said that the sureties original title documents of the assets be deposited with the court.…
ABUJA – There cannot be meaningful economic development in a country bedeviled by insecurity. This was the submission of discussants at the Third Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, held on Friday at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The discussants, Mr Mike Ejiofor, a former Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mike Ejiofor and Prof Akpan Ekpo, a former DG, West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, posited that “no security, no economic development.” The Guest Speaker, Dr Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diaocese had delivered a speech on the theme…
By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS Former Nigeria, Genclerbirligi, and Trabzonspor striker Isaac Promise has passed away at the age of 31. Austin Bold FC chairman, Bobby Epstein announced the player passed away on Wednesday. “The greatest loss a team can suffer is not on the scoreboard, it’s the death of a fellow teammate,” wrote Epstein “It’s with shock and grief that we acknowledge the sudden death of Promise Isaac. “On behalf of the BOLD organisation; we wish his wife, children and family strength and peace as they struggle to cope with his death.” Promise was an unused substitute as the USL…
Arsenal’s young guns continued to shine as they dismantled Standard Liege 4-0 on a hectic night of Europa League action that produced a full house of Spanish victories on Thursday. Sevilla beat APOEL Nicosia 1-0, Espanyol were 2-0 winners away to CSKA Moscow and Getafe won 2-1 in Krasnodar. There was a notable 2-0 win for Feyenoord over Porto in a clash of former European champions while English Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers won 1-0 at Besiktas. Three-times European champions Manchester United played out a dour 0-0 draw away to AZ Alkmaar —- a Group L match played in The Hague,…
By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau African champion, Super Falcons of Nigeria were on Thurdsay in Abidjan forced to a barren draw by host, Les Femelles Elephantes of Cote d’Ivoire in their Tokyo 2020 women’s football tournament African third round, first leg qualifying tie. The encounter at the Parc des Sports de Treichville saw both teams creating several opportunities but failing to find the back of the net, with Nigeria’s captain, Asisat Lamina Oshoala spurning two excellent chances to win the match for Falcons. Nigeria started the match with five defenders, two midfielders and three attackers in a formation Interim…
Parents Summit Africa, an NGO, has charged parents in Nigeria to have a positive attitude to parenting in order to build a better, responsible and developed nation. Mrs Vivian Okoye, the Convener of the NGO, made the call at the annual free Summit in Abuja. The summit had as its theme, “Equipping You to Raise Children Who Are Wholesome, Resilient and Nation Builders”. Okoye said that parenting style is important, as it determines how children perform in the domains of social competence, psychosocial development, academic performance and behavior. The convener revealed that the Summit was aimed at equipping parents with…
Six movies have been selected for honours at the final of the 2019 UK Nollywood Film Festival (UKNFF), organised by the UK Nollywood Producers Guild. The festival, scheduled to hold between Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 in London, is aimed at empowering and showcasing the work of independent filmmakers, especially those from the African descent. Marc Adebesin, Publicity Director of UK Nollywood Producers Guild,in a statement listed the films by different directors as “Dear Bayo by Inoh Umoren”, “Nimbe by Seun Dania”, “The Birth by Abbey Lanre” and “Last Request by James Abinibi“, “A date with my husband by Okey Zubelu”…