The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed electricity distribution companies (Discos) to immediately downgrade customers in the Band A category if they are unable to meet the promised 20 hours of power supply. This directive was issued by the Commissioner for Licensing and Legal Affairs at NERC, Dafe Apkeneye, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday. Apkeneye explained that if a Disco cannot deliver the promised…

 In a strategic effort to boost Nigeria’s automotive sector, the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Senator John Owan Enoh.  The meeting, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, aimed to foster collaboration and chart a progressive path for the industry’s growth. During the meeting, Mr Osanipin…

The Kwara State Government has expressed concerns over rising cases of student loitering during school hours and unruly behaviour among the students in the state capital, Ilorin.  This was highlighted during an unscheduled visit by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, to Government Day Secondary School, Adeta, and Government High School, Adeta. The Commissioner in a statement by Peter Amogbonjaye, the Press Secretary of…

Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider, Starlink, has suspended orders for its residential internet kits across Nigeria, citing the need to secure approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for a price increase announced earlier this year. The suspension, which affects all new residential orders, will remain in place until the company receives regulatory approval for the new pricing structure. In a statement, Starlink emphasised its commitment to providing high-speed internet…

…Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, others back President Foremost Northern group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman following widespread reactions across the country to the northern body’s claim that President Bola Tinubu’s policies had impoverished the North. In the statement in question on Thursday, the ACF had stated that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners.This development triggered Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political group,…

*We don’t know him – IPOB Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa may soon find himself in his birth country as the Federal Government plans to apply for his extradition to Nigeria to face various criminal charges. This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, who gave indication on Thursday that the extradition of the leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary wing of…

President Bola Tinubu has said that positive results are already emanating from the reforms his administration embarked upon when it assumed office. The President stated this on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, paid him a courtesy call on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The spokesperson for the President, Bayo Onanuga disclosed in a statement…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested one Matthew Omotayo, male, 17 years, and seven other teenagers for alleged sexual abuse, unlawful sexual intercourse, exploitation, and assault of a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday, November 15th, 2024. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, says the offence of…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced plans to extradite Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Nigeria to face charges. In a statement released to journalists on Thursday, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, revealed that Chief of Defence Staff General Chris Musa expressed satisfaction with Ekpa’s recent arrest in Finland. Gusau stated, “The CDS is happy with his…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrade of the moribund 3,250 hectares Eruwa Farm Settlement to an agribusiness industrial hub. The governor said that the project, once completed, would put Ibarapaland on the global agricultural map and create thousands of jobs for youths in the zone and across the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Thursday at the Old Farm Settlement, Eruwa,…

The Kwara State Government has directed all staff under its local government payroll to register with the Kwara State Residents Registration Agency (KWASRRA) at designated centrer across the 16 local government Council secretariats. The statement was shared on Thursday via the Facebook page of the state government. In a statement signed by Alhaji Umar Danladi Shero, the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Local Government Service Commission and the Local…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced plans to extradite Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Nigeria to face charges. In a statement released to News360 Nigeria, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, revealed that Chief of Defence Staff General Chris Musa expressed satisfaction with Ekpa’s recent arrest in Finland. Gusau stated, “The CDS is happy with his arrest…