In a landmark move to bolster electricity access for millions of Nigerians, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) earlier today, Thursday 19th June, 2025, at the bank’s head-quarters in Marina, Lagos, entered into a strategic…
Scientists Warn 1.5°C Global Warming Threshold Could Be Breached Within Three Years
Scientists Warn 1.5°C Global Warming Threshold Could Be Breached Within Three Years Global Climate on Brink of Dangerous Tipping Points, Researchers Say. A new scientific report has issued a stark warning: the planet could cross the critical 1.5…
UN Secretary-General Calls for Urgent Action to Restore Land and Unlock Opportunities on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
UN Secretary-General Calls for Urgent Action to Restore Land and Unlock Opportunities on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought As the world marks the 2025 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has…
NERC To GENCOS: Integrate Into National SCADA/EMS By December or Get Disconnected
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated all grid-connected power generation companies (GenCos) to integrate their operations with the national Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management System (SCADA/EMS) by December 31, 2025. Non-compliance will attract financial penalties and possible…
TCN Reveals N457 Billion Debt Owed by Nigeria’s Power Sector Operators
The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz has disclosed the company is being owed N457 billion as of March for services rendered within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). He made this disclosure at a Workshop,…
Nigeria Marks United Nations World Sickle Cell Day with Call for Genotype Awareness and Policy Implementation
Nigeria Marks United Nations World Sickle Cell Day with Call for Genotype Awareness and Policy Implementation Agulu, Anambra State — In a passionate and moving address to mark the 2025 United Nations World Sickle Cell Day, Aisha Edwards Maduagwu,…
Green Energy International Exports First Crude from Nigeria’s First Indigenous Onshore Terminal in 50 Years
Green Energy International Exports First Crude from Nigeria’s First Indigenous Onshore Terminal in 50 Years Lagos/Nigeria– June 19, 2025 – In a historic milestone for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) has successfully exported the…
Nigeria moves to enforce new energy performance standards for air conditioners
Nigeria moves to enforce new energy performance standards for air conditioners The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has convened a high-level Training Workshop…
Teacher sentenced to 12yrs for raping his 11-yr-old male student
Teacher sentenced to 12yrs for raping his 11-yr-old male student A High Court of Anambra State; sexual and gender based violence court, sentenced one Pascal Ofomata, 34-year-old teacher, to 12 years imprisonment for raping his 11-year-old JSS1 male student.…