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Fresh Outage Hits Abuja, Nasarawa, AEDC Points Fingers

By our reporter Electricity distribution firm, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), on Friday, January 17, blamed the fresh outage in parts of the nation's capital on faulty 132-kilovolt lines 182 from the Katampe to AT5 Central Area Transmission Station. It is the second time within a fortnight that an outage has plagued sections of Abuja. The firm had announced a two-week outage in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and sections of contiguous Nasarawa State such as the busy Mararaba, over the relocation by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) of the 33KV DC Airport Feeder, and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission…
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We’ve Concluded Plans To Make 2025 Yauri Festival Go International -Emir

We’ve Concluded Plans To Make 2025 Yauri Festival Go International -Emir

By John Bassey, Birnin Kebbi International limelight and its benefits are on the horizon for the colourful Yauri festival, Kebbi State, Noth-West Nigeria, asEmir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, hinted that plans have been concluded to upgrade the annual fiesta in Rigata to international standard. The festival is a cultural event which showcases the rich culture of Yauri Emirate and the people of Kebbi State. Its expected elevation to international status will woo foreign tourists to Yauri to boost global ties and rake in revenue for the state,he explained. Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, shortly…
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CAPPA Warns FG,NELFUND Against Transforming Students Loan Fund Into A Discriminatory Policy

CAPPA Warns FG,NELFUND Against Transforming Students Loan Fund Into A Discriminatory Policy

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu A group, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called on the Federal Government (FG) and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high demand” and “practical” to national development. The organisation described this potential direction of the policy as discriminatory, clear manifestation of the increasing commercialisation of public education, and a betrayal of the Fund’s original mandate to ensure access to higher education for all, not just a privileged few. Speaking during a virtual event titled 'Student Loan Masterclass', hosted…
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Middle Belt Forum Announces Fresh Appointments, Binniyat Now National Spokesman

Middle Belt Forum Announces Fresh Appointments, Binniyat Now National Spokesman

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Middle Belt Forum (MBF), the umbrella body of the indigenous peoples of Central Nigeria, has announced appointments into its National Working Committee (NWC). The appointment of the new NWC officials was contained in statement dated January 15, 2025, signed by the forum's Director of Administration, Lanre Obafemi, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday, January 16. President of MBF, Dr. Pogu Bitrus, who announced the new appointments at a meeting of the NWC, said Barrister Aba Ejembi,who hails from Benue State, has been promoted to National Secretary General, while Mr. Luka Binniyat, the forum's…
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Employee Allegedly Absconds With Company’s Goods Over Refusal Of N.25m Demand

Employee Allegedly Absconds With Company’s Goods Over Refusal Of N.25m Demand

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan An employee, identified as Akeem Adeniyi Aminu, who works in a media firm has allegedly absconded with some belongings of his employers, Yoruba Premium Multimedia Limited, following an alleged refusal of his boss to gift him the sum of N250,000. The employee was said to have been paid his December 2024 salary on December 23 in addition to a New Year bonus on January 3,2025. He, however, reportedly begged his boss, who is resident in the United States (US), for an additional N250,000 for an undisclosed matter, which the latter was said to have declined. The…
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Zulum Appoints Bundi As Snr Tech Aide On Print, Digital Communications

Zulum Appoints Bundi As Snr Tech Aide On Print, Digital Communications

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi as his Senior Technical Assistant (STA) on Print and Digital Communications. The appointment was announced by the Governor’s spokesperson, Malam Dauda Iliya, in Maiduguri,the capital of the North-Eastern state. Bundi graduated from the University of Maiduguri in 2011 and later obtained a Master’s degree in Media Management from Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom. He is a member of several professional organisations, including the African Public Relations Association (APRA) and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). Bundi is a Fellow and member…
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How Wike Is Economically Empowering Nigerians By Issuing Thousands Of Certificates Of Occupancy -Media Aide

How Wike Is Economically Empowering Nigerians By Issuing Thousands Of Certificates Of Occupancy -Media Aide

By Felix Durumbah Steps taken by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike since he assumed office are aimed at not only the infrastructural development of the FCT,the nation's capital, but economic empowerment of Nigerians. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka stated this during a media briefing in his office on Wednesday, January 15, to throw more light on the issuance of over 5000 Certificates of Occupancy (Cs of O) to land allottees in the FCT by the Minister in the last one year. Olayinka said the Minister's…
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Borno Terror Attack: Zulum Visits Baga, Warns Against Colluding With Terrorists

Borno Terror Attack: Zulum Visits Baga, Warns Against Colluding With Terrorists

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has issued a stern warning to farming and fishing communities in Baga, urging them to refrain from any form of collaboration with Boko Haram insurgents. Gov. Zulum gave the warning on Wednesday, January 15, while addressing residents at the palace of the District Head of Baga town, according to a statement by the governor's Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media, Abdurrahman Bundi. The governor expressed sympathy over the recent tragic event in Dumba community, where at least 40 persons were killed in a terrorist attack, but emphasized the…
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Borno Terror Attack: 66 Allegedly Buried In Mass Grave

Borno Terror Attack: 66 Allegedly Buried In Mass Grave

By our correspondent It was a sombre downpour of tears as bodies of scores of victims killed in last weekend's terror attack by Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) militias in Dumba,near Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State,were buried in a mass grave in Baga in the North-Eastern state of Nigeria on Tuesday evening, January 14. The dead comprised mostly farmers and fishermen even as many persons were reported missing after the attack. The Borno State government had,in a statement, confirmed 40 dead,but independent sources said the death toll from the attack was much higher,with some…
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Inflation Rate Keeps Rising In Nigeria, Hits 34.80% -NBS Releases Latest Figures

Inflation Rate Keeps Rising In Nigeria, Hits 34.80% -NBS Releases Latest Figures

By our reporter Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)said on Wednesday, January 15 that the nagging inflationary spiral in the country had reached 34.80%,as of December,2024. It was 33.60% in November, 2024. NBS disclosed these in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI). On its official Facebook account,which has a modest 15,000 followers, NBS said:"In December 2024, the Headline inflation rate was 34.80% relative to the November 2024Headline inflation rate of 34.60%. "Looking at the movement, the December 2024 Headline inflation rate showed a marginal increase of 0.20% compared to the November 2024 Headlineinflation rate. This was due to December festive…
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