Fresh Strike Looms Over New Electricity Tariff Hike, Others Members of the organised labour, on Thursday called out the federal government over fresh upward price adjustment of the electricity tariff by some Distribution Companies (DisCos). Specifically, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said the government was killing the people and the economy. Ibom Focus had reported how some DisCos, especially Ibadan Electricity Distribution Companies (IBEDC) jacked up the tariff from N206.80 to N209.5 per Kw for customers on band ‘A’ with effect from July 1, 2024. But reacting to the development Thursday night, the President…
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Flood: Man Electrocuted During Rain Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Man Electrocuted During Rain Lagos State Police Command has said that a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Thursday. He said that the incident happened on Wednesday during a downpour in the Orile-Iganmu area of the state. “During the rain yesterday in Orile-Iganmu, a 61-year old man, while wading through the floods, held on to a street light pole and…
FULL LIST: NCAA Suspends 10 Private Jet Operators The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the licences of 10 private jet operators who failed to comply with the required recertification process. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, on Thursday night, in Abuja. According to the NCAA, Regulation 18.3.4 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 prohibits holders of a Permit for Non-Commercial Flights (PNCF) from utilising their aircraft for commercial purposes, including carrying passengers, cargo, or mail for payment or compensation, such as charter services or commercial…
I Needs More Sleep, President Biden Tells Democrats Governors, Plans To Stop Scheduling Events United States President, Joe Biden has reportedly told a gathering of Democrats governors that he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours, including curtailing events after 8pm. The development was said to be according to two people who participated in the meeting and several others briefed on his comments. The remarks, first reported by The New York Times, came as 81-year-old Biden sought to reassure a group of more than 20 state leaders about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in November…
Real Reason We Signed Samoa Agreement; Nigerian Government On 28 June 2024, Nigeria signed the Samoa Agreement at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States OACPS Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. The partnership agreement is between the EU and its Member States, on one hand, and the members of the OACPS on the other. Negotiations on the agreement started in 2018, on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. It was signed in Apia, Samoa on the 15th of November 2018 by all 27 EU Member states and 47 of the 79 OACPS Member states. The agreement has…
Some Igbo Politicians Secretly Met With South-East Govs To Stop Nnamdi Kanu’s Release The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that there are some politicians from the South-East who are making frantic efforts to frustrate the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said that its M-Branch revealed that some politicians visited Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, to persuade him not to support the quest for Kanu’s release from the Department of State Service (DSS) custody. Powerful said, “We wish to inform those criminal elements working…
Nigeria To Host African Energy Bank Nigeria has emerged victorious in the race to host the headquarters of the $5 billion African Energy Bank (AEB) after a competitive bidding process. The decision followed a technical inspection team from the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) and Afrexim Bank, the joint promoters of the AEB, which validated Nigeria’s readiness to host the continental bank. The Nigerian government, to demonstrate its commitment under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has approved a $100 million investment from four agencies of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, exceeding the minimum equity requirement of $83.33 million for…
FG Releases 44,000 Bags Of Rice, Maize, Others To FCT residents Following the soaring food prices in the country and the lack of money to purchase same, the Federal Government has released 44,656 bags of assorted food items to residents of the nation’s capital, Abuja, as palliatives. Flagging-off the distribution of the food items to the residents of the territory on Thursday in Gwagwalada, Minister of State in the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, acknowledged that the FCT Administration has taken delivery of 23,996 bags of 25 kg rice from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. According to her,…
BREAKING: Ganduje’s Probe : Resign Now Or Risk Sanction, Court Orders Judges A Federal High Court in Kano, led by Justice Simon Amobeda, has mandated two judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, to resign from their appointments as heads of two separate judicial commissions within 48 hours. This directive targets appointments made by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. Justice Adamu was appointed to lead the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets, while Justice Yusuf was appointed to head the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Political Violence and Missing Persons. Justice…
BREAKING: Rivers: Fresh Crisis Looms As Martin Amaewhule, 24 Other Pro-Wike Lawmakers Win The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly. The appellate court’s decision overturns an earlier ruling by the Rivers State High Court, which had ordered the expulsion. The court ruled that Section 272(3) of the Constitution grants the Federal High Court the authority to decide if a House of Assembly member’s seat has become vacant. It ruled that the Federal High Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine if the seats have…