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4,000 megawatts can’t meet electricity needs of over 200m Nigerians —EEDC
…Bar owner threatens to sue EEDC Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has said that the 4,000 megawatts generated in Nigeria daily cannot meet the electricity needs of Nigerians. Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Eze, said this while reacting to an allegation that it was deliberately providing poor services to the
2020 presidential polls: 70 people killed in Guinea —Amnesty International
At least 70 people have been killed in Guinea during protests ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The deaths have occurred since 2015, during various demonstrations against President Alpha Conde’s plans to amend the constitution to run for a third term, the human rights organisation said in a statement. In
Oshiomhole, Sylva slam Dickson as Bayelsa APC ends campaign
Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday held its final campaign ahead of Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship election. At the event, which took place at the Ox-Bow Lake Pavilion in Yenagoa, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, was recognised by APC leaders at the rally as the deputy governorship candidate of the party despite being disqualified
Nigeria subsidising petrol for neighbouring countries –Customs CG
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, on Tuesday said that the decision to suspend the supply of petrol to communities at the border was taken to check the smuggling of the product. Ali said this at the 2020 budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs. The Customs boss said
My people-oriented policies will earn me second term — Gov Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that the reforms and people-oriented policies he has implemented in the state that have allegedly changed the fortunes of the people will earn him a second term in office. Obaseki said this at the Alaghodaro 2019 Summit held in Benin City, the Edo capital, to celebrate his
Global oil demand growth to slow from 2025 —IEA
Global oil demand growth is expected to slow from 2025 as fuel efficiency improves and the use of electrified vehicles increases but is unlikely to peak in the next two decades, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The Paris-based IEA, which advises Western governments on energy policy, said in its annual World Energy Outlook
I took $140,000 to Obasanjo on Atiku in-law’s instructions — Witness
Oladimeji Ramon The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday opened its case against Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, accused of laundering $140,000 in the build-up to the 2019 general elections. The trial began before Justice C.J. Aneke at the Federal High Court in Lagos with the testimony of one Bashir Mohammed,
Man shot dead as Lebanese army disperse protesters
A man was shot dead south of Beirut after the army opened fire to disperse protesters blocking roads, Lebanese state media said Wednesday, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street movement. The victim “succumbed to his injuries” in hospital, the National News Agency said, the second death during the nationwide protests that have paralysed
One dead, six injured in suicide bombing at police station
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police station in Indonesia on Wednesday, killing himself and wounding six others, according to authorities who described the 24-year-old attacker as a “lone wolf”. The motive for the attack was not immediately known, but police stations have been frequent targets for radicals in the world’s biggest Muslim
Senate wants textile imports banned for five years
The Senate on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to ban importation of textiles for a period of five years to allow for the production of local textiles. This followed the debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Kabir Barkiya (APC-Katsina Central) during plenary session on “Urgent need to revamp the nation’s comatose textile industry”. […]
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