We’ve restored collapsed power grid – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which it said caused a partial disturbance of the nation’s grid. Daily Trust had reported that the grid collapse, which occurred at 02:41 am on …

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Kebbi assembly suspends member for unguarded utterances

Shafiu Abubakar The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, Hassan Umar, for alleged unguarded utterances. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki, and made available to journalists on Monday. The statement noted that …

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We gave warning before attacking Israel – Iran

Iranian drones Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on …

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National grid collapses again — third time in 2024

The national electricity grid has experienced another system collapse, leading to a nationwide blackout. Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) confirmed the system collapse in separate statements on Monday. In a statement on Monday, Friday Adakole Elijah, head of corporate affairs, Jos Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo), said the current outage being experienced within …

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Food Prices Drop As Dollar Exchanges Between N1,260 To N1,135/$

The rebound in naira exchange rates against the dollar and other global currencies is gradually leading to the drop in some commodities prices in the domestic market, analysts at Financial Derivatives Company Limited, have said. In an email report to investors released at the weekend, Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company …

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