Hon. Minister, Joseph Tegbe unveils sector reset to target metering, transmission modernisation, market liquidity and investor confidence as Nigeria moves from electricity sector reforms to implementation. Nigeria’s electricity reform agenda gained fresh momentum as the Federal Government unveiled a…
Anambra Traditional Ruler denies involvement in Umuawulu land dispute, urges respect for court process
Anambra Traditional Ruler denies involvement in Umuawulu land dispute, urges respect for court process The traditional ruler of Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra, Igwe Joel Egwuonwu, has distanced himself from the lingering land dispute between…
Gov. Soludo celebrates wife’s birthday, lauds her humanitarian service
Gov. Soludo celebrates wife’s birthday, lauds her humanitarian service Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has felicitated his wife, Dr Nonye Soludo, on her birthday, describing her as his partner, source of strength and greatest blessing. In a goodwill…
Seplat Energy’s Half-Year Profit Jumps 498% to $164 Million; Cuts Carbon Emissions Intensity by 18%
Declares record quarterly dividend of 12 US cents per share, grows revenue to $1.82 billion and delivers 18.8 million man-hours without a lost-time injury Seplat Energy Plc has disclosed it reduced its carbon emissions intensity by 18 percent in…
Nothing Will Deter Us From Enforcing the Law – AIG Jimoh After Africa Security Honour
Nothing Will Deter Us From Enforcing the Law – AIG Jimoh After Africa Security Honour The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has said that no amount of pressure or…
NAFDAC vows tough action against producers of banned alcoholic beverages
NAFDAC vows tough action against producers of banned alcoholic beverages The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed that manufacturers, distributors and retailers violating the Federal Government’s ban on alcoholic beverages below 200ml will…
Lagos begins reconstruction of abandoned NYSC permanent secretariat
Lagos begins reconstruction of abandoned NYSC permanent secretariat The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the reconstruction of the abandoned National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent secretariat project in Yaba with a groundbreaking ceremony, ending more than four decades of…
Dangote Refinery Critical to Nigeria’s $1 Trillion Economy Vision, Says FG
L-R: Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh; President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago; and Group Vice President, Oil & Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, during a visit to…
Malaria Risk Is Shifting Across Africa as Climate Change Reshapes Old Hotspots, Nature Study Reveals
A comprehensive new study published in Nature has resolved a decades-long scientific debate over how climate change is reshaping malaria risk across sub-Saharan Africa. The findings suggest the disease is not simply intensifying or receding as the planet warms; it…
Climate Change is Redrawing the Malaria Map in Africa, Study Finds
Climate change has increased childhood malaria and could continue to do so in southern and East Africa where communities are less experienced at tackling the disease, while reducing the risk in today’s hotspots as temperatures become too high for mosquitoes.…