Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the power outage currently being experienced within its franchise area to system failure from the national grid. The company’s management, in a statement issued on Monday, said that the system collapsed at about 10.55 a.m. on Monday. ”Please be informed that the current power outage is due to system failure from the national grid. “The system collapsed at about 10.55 a.m. today (Monday), causing the outage being experienced. ”We appeal for your understanding, as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal power supply,” the statement said. (NAN)
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The out-of-court settlement embarked upon by parties in a N5 billion libel suit instituted by the immediate past Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini, has failed in a Benin High Court presided over by Justice Vestee Eboreime. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Igini had dragged retired Col. David Imuse and two others to court over a media report where the Edo APC chairman allegedly accused the former REC of receiving bribe from Gov. Godwin Obaseki ahead of the 2020 governorship election in Edo. Also joined in the suit are the African Newspapers of Nigeria PLC, publishers…
The National Assembly says the Data Protection Bill will be passed into law within 30 days of receiving it from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Chairman Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Yakubu Oseni, made the promise at a one-day sensitisation workshop on data protection organised for members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday. According to Oseni, since the Federal Government has created the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) for data protection, there is a need to enact a law to guide its operations. “I want to assure you that as National Assembly members,…
The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Bauchi State, says it has offered free clinical screening for 65 diabetic and hypertension patients in Bauchi metropolis. The Chairperson of the Association, Hajiya Fatsuma Muhammad stated this while at the inauguration of the exercise on Monday in Bauchi. She said the exercise targeting aged women was part of viable humanitarian initiative by the association towards enhancing public health services at the grassroots. “The exercise is being conducted in Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate and its environs because it is the host community of our maternity. “We screened over 65 persons, some…
The Senate, has called on Nigerians to vote for only candidates that have clear agenda to liberate the local government system in the 2023 general election. Sen. Olalekan Mustapha, the Chairman, Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, said this at the second edition of the Local Government Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday. Mustapha, who said that the local government system in the country was in a mess and subservient situation, called on the electorate to vote for only candidates that would ensure local government autonomy.“As the general election draws closer, Nigerians should vote only politicians that have…
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) says it has set up 148 Community Demonstration Plot (CDP) in nine local government areas of Gombe State. CDP is designed to expose small holder farmers to modern faming skills and technologies to encourage food production. The Acting Country Director, SAA, Dr Abdulhamid Gambo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Monday. The director was in the state for the media field day organised by the association to assess progress and impact of the project on farming communities. According to him, farmers are recording high yields sequel…
No fewer than 13 people were killed, including seven children, in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday. The Russian Investigative Committee said 14 children and seven adults were injured in the attack at the No. 88 School located near the city administration building of Izhevsk, the capital city of Western Russia’s Udmurt Republic. According to the committee, it was reported earlier that nine people were killed and no fewer that 20 others were wounded in the shooting. The shooter committed suicide and his body had been found, the committee said. The committee added…
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, for retrial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, described the seven-count criminal charge in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2022 filed by the EFCC, as “an abuse of court process.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the anti-graft agency had filed the suit before Nwite for the retrial of Metuh (1st defendant) and his company, Destra Investments Ltd, listed as the 2nd defendant in the case. Justice…
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) said Nigeria must utilise its oil and gas energy resources to drive the economy and create massive jobs for the youths. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s national conference, on Monday in Abuja. The communique signed by Dr Elizabeth Eterigho, APWEN President, said the utilisation of the resources would also drive industrialization and provide electricity for over 200 million Nigerians. “The Just energy transition can be aided by investment in various human capital development strategies and will create alternatives to people and regions in…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Monday urged broadcasters to uphold ethics of the profession and all legal provisions guiding broadcasting nationally and internationally, as political campaigns begins on Sept. 28. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the call at a sensitisation forum on political broadcasting with the theme,” Towards a Fair and Responsible Broadcast Coverage of the 2023 General Elections: A Multi Stakeholders Dialogue, held in Abuja. Ilelah also urged broadcasters and anchors of political programmes to guide their platforms well and ensure that guests abide by the broadcasting code. He explained that the objective of broadcasting…