•Blackout Despite promises made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s power sector is facing an escalating financial crisis, with generation companies (GenCos) warning of potential shutdowns. This comes as GenCos, in a new letter to the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), disclosed the possibility of tariff increase f...
Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a ban ordered by legislators goes through as planned, a report said. The platform, which counts over 170 million American users, will implement an immediate blackout rather than allowing existing users continued access as had been expecte...
With the battle for a new minimum wage settled in most of the 36 states, workers are now shifting attention to the payment of the arrears of their remuneration. Many of the states commenced payment of the new wage last month while some have promised to do so at the end of this month, reports […]
A national strike is looming over the alleged use of military personnel to eject workers from Oritsetimeyin oil rig as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given total support to the threat by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to declare a nationwide strike over the issue. Specifically, NLC has threatened [&helli...
Electricity customers on Band A feeders may need to brace up for a possible tariff increase following the rise in the electricity tariff shortfall otherwise known as subsidy. The electricity subsidy to be paid by the Federal Government rose to N181,63bn in September from N102.30bn in May, reports The PUNCH. In April when the Nigerian […...
•Tinubu Barely after 30 years of brutal crisis that cruelly affected the national economy, another oil war may be looming in Ogoni kingdom of Rivers State following a clandestinely move by some oil operating firms to resume production in the area, reports Vanguard. Making this known in an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of a looming health crisis in Nigeria, as 200 million citizens are at risk of contracting 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The organisation highlighted the urgent need to address open defecation as a key driver of these diseases, reports Vanguard. At a two-day media dialogue in Lagos...
•Tinubu and protesters The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to take proactive measures to address the economic doldrums and current harsh ecoÂnomic realities confronting NigeÂrians, noting that revolution looms in Nigeria. Comrade Jamilu Aliyu ChaÂranchi, National Coordinator of CNG, who gave the warni...
Confusion is looming in the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State as the party is set to commence accreditation of members who would vote at today’s party primary. The crisis is due to the missing names of party members in the revalidated membership register, reports The Nation. It was gathered that the names of some […]
Restiveness and killings in Anambra State and the Southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available in Awka, the state capital, yesterday, reports NAN. It n...
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