ELEVEN power distribution companies have lost over N1.4tn in revenue to the non-payment of electricity bills by Nigerians and consumers in Benin, Niger and Togo. In Nigeria, many customers supplied electricity by the Discos are issued invoices based on meter bands and the number of hours supplied every 30 days, …
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THE Gombe State Geographic Information Systems has generated over N1.8 billion in revenue in two years, its Director-General, Dr Kabiru Hassan, has said. Hassan said this at the inauguration of the GOGIS service centre on Saturday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the centre was inaugurated by …
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A total of six countries have qualified for the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets on Saturday night became the latest team to qualify for the quarter-finals. Nigeria defeated their South African counterparts 3-2 in a very entertaining clash at …
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SUSPENDED Manchester United forward, Mason Greenwood’s possible next club has been revealed. According to The Sun, Juventus are reportedly among different European clubs interested in securing the services of Greenwood this summer. Greenwood, who was accused of domestic violence by his girlfriend, has been acquitted of all the charges and …
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LIONEL Messi has been dropped from Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for their Ligue 1 clash against Troyes this weekend despite issuing an apology for his unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi’s PSG team-mates were left “shocked” after he flew to Saudi Arabia without approval on Monday. The 35-year-old was required to …
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A United States-based Nigerian scholar, Mr Chijioke Onah, has emerged the winner of the 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship. Onah emerged winner with his project, “Toxic Intimacies: The (Bio) Politics of Waste and Disposability in Africa and African Diaspora.” His work was selected out of a pool of about 700 …
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THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi has congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation. Obi said he believed his ascension will give better support to poorer ones, especially in Africa. The congratulatory message was contained in a …
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BIG Brother Naija ex-housemate, Erica Nlewedim, has revealed her ideal husband. The reality star disclosed that she would gladly marry a great cook. She disclosed this via her Twitter handle on Saturday. The 27-year-old wrote, “If you are a good cook, I’ll marry you.” Her revelation elicited a lot of …
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CHAIRMAN of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong has disclosed that the success of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President-elect was as a result of power shift to the Southern part of Nigeria by the Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Dr. …
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GOVERNOR. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dispelled the rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai stated this in Gombe on Saturday while addressing newsmen. Reports claim that El-Rufai was in the state to inaugurate the construction of 550 housing units …
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