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electricity grid Following the epileptic state of the country’s national grid, the federal government has announced plans to invest $20bn into the sector. In the last five days, reports says that the national grid has collapsed twice, when power generation crashed from a peak of 3,594.60 megawatts to an alarming …

Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has recounted his narrow escape after the engines of a private jet that was suppose to convey him from Lagos to Abuja failed in quick successions. The incident took place on September 5th, 2023 at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, when Adeleke had …

Jamila Ibrahim and Ayodele Olawande ministers of youth President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande, from …

UNIJOS VC, Professor Ishaya Tanko Electricity returns after three months blackout Reprieve may have come for protesting students of the University of Jos as its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, on Saturday, announced that the institution has crashed its fees. According to him, the decision to reduce the fees followed …

Governor Ademola Adeleke Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has confirmed reported aircraft incident involving Governor Ademola Adeleke. The media aide, on Sunday, noted that there are strong indications that the two aircraft engines were tampered with before boarding. Reacting to news reports on the incident, the …

A plane that crashed while trying to land in stormy weather in the Brazilian Amazon has led to the killing of all the fourteen persons on board. Officials said the small plane’s pilot was approaching the remote town in heavy rain, with low visibility, and appeared to inadvertently start landing …

Leading experts in Nigeria’s health sector have said it would be impossible to produce sufficient personnel to effectively meet the country’s increasing healthcare needs with the current burden of brain drain. They held that it would take Nigeria 20 years, at the minimum, to produce 400,000 health workers needed to …

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu was aided by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who parted ways with his erstwhile colleague, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The Nobel Laureate said this, according to …

The Lagos State Government has announced the postponement of the planned rehabilitative works on the failed sections of the Third Mainland Bridge. The repairs were scheduled to go on for two consecutive Sundays, September 17 and 24, between 7 am to 7 pm on both days. According to a release …

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned Governor Abdullahi Sule against dragging President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, into the politics of the state. In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia on …