The serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Nigeria, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has officially declared his intention to run for the presidency in the 2023 election. The ceremony, held in Abuja, has Pastor Bakare joining the growing list of aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) vying for the seat. He obtained the N100 …
ASUU Extends 12 Weeks Old Strike by Another 12 Weeks.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced it is embarking on another 12 weeks strike action. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke in a report, said this was to give the Government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.01 am, May 8, …
Osinbajo, World Bank MD Discuss Climate Change, Energy Access
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received the World Bank Managing Director of Development, Policy and Partnerships, Dr Mari Pangestu. The vice President received Dr Pangestu, on Friday, November 12, 2021, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President and the World Bank Chief discussed a number of issues, especially climate change and energy access and she …
N-Power To Accommodate Additional Five Million Beneficiaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to increase beneficiaries of N-Power Programme by five million. N-Power is a Youth Empowerment Scheme of the Federal Government under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), that provides a Platform for skills acquisition and development for hundreds of thousands …
NERC Announces Increase In Cost Of Meter To Electricity Consumers
The Federal Government has announced that the cost of both single-phase and three-phase electricity meters would increase from November 15, 2021. The announcement was contained in a circular dated Thursday, November 11, 2021, issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and addressed to Managing Directors all Electricity Distribution Companies, and all Meter Asset Providers. In …
IPOB Defends ESN, Says Politicians Creating Tension To Disrupt Anambra Election
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said Politicians were deploying subtle means to disrupt November 6, 2021, Governorship election in Anambra State, and not the Eastern Security Network, ESN. This was reported as the Group also claimed that the four Persons reportedly killed by the Military at Nnobi, in the Idemili South Local Government …