The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully transmitted an enhanced all-time peak of 5,552.80 Mega Watts (MW) on Wednesday at 8.15pm. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mbah said that this latest all-time peak transmitted, surpassed the last peak generation of 5,520.40MW which was effectively transmitted by TCN on Oct. 30, 2020 by 32.40MW. According to her, the new peak is an indication of the gradual but consistent growth in the capability of the power sector under the present administration. She said that with the capacity…
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is isolating after a close contact of his tested positive for COVID-19, a Spanish newspaper reported on Thursday. Real Madrid did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report. The report had it that Zidane learned of the contact testing positive on Thursday morning. He subsequently did not attend Real Madrid’s training session ahead of Saturday’s La Liga game away to Osasuna. The report added that the Frenchman had undergone a COVID-19 test and was awaiting the result, although La Liga must approve his return to work. Its protocols dictate that a…
A clash between officers of Amotekun Corps and some youths has claimed three lives in Tapa of Ibaraba, Oyo state. According to reports, sources, trouble started Wednesday night when some officers of the security outfit went to disperse some youths who were having fun during a street carnival. “Those boys were having a carnival and probably they are expected to close by 10pm which they didn’t. The Amotekun told them to stop which took the boys some time to stop the sound.” “In the course of trying to stop the carnival, there was an argument between the boys and the…
The African Development Bank, AfDB, Group has approved a new Gender Strategy for 2021 to 2025 tagged “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth.” This is contained in a statement from the bank in Addis Ababa on Thursday. The strategy was approved on December 11, 2020 and seeks to strengthen the bank’s commitment as a leader on the continent, to reach gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment in Africa. The strategy is anchored on three pillars which are empowering women through access to finance and markets, and accelerating employability and job creation for women through skills enhancement. The…
The Kaduna State Government has released N100 million for the procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) needed to treat malnourished children. Malam Salisu Lawal, the Director, Development Aid Coordination, Planning and Budget Commission, made this known in an interview in Kaduna on Thursday. He explained that Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i had earlier approved the release of the amount, adding that the Ministry of Finance had released the approved amount on Dec. 31, 2020. He added that “very soon, we will procure the RUTF and supply our various Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites to save our dear children…
The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in Dec. 2020. Mr Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the reversal to the old tariff was to promote a constructive conclusion of the dialogue with the Labour Centres (through the Joint Ad-Hoc Committee). “I have directed NERC to inform all DISCOs that they should revert to the tariffs that were applicable…
US President Donald Trump early Thursday morning conceded after the Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s win to become the 46th American president. He said in a statement that he would there would be an “orderly transition” to Joe Biden’s presidency on January 20th. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement minutes after the US Congress formally certified Biden’s victory. “While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning…
Mathew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, is a catholic priest that burst onto the public domain as a reverend father. Reverend Father thus stuck to him like a second skin. Whatever official progression he achieved in his calling, he has remained a reverend father in the minds of many, including yours truly. I had two favourite writers in the New Nigeria Newspapers of the 1980s whom I regarded very highly. They were Malam Ibrahim Sulaiman who wrote on Fridays and Kukah who wrote on Sundays. I even had to be cutting their pages and filing them away for future…
The United States Congress on Thursday, certified the President-elect Joe Biden’s win to become the 46th American president. The certification, which came after Capitol Hill occupation by President Donald Trump-sponsored mob Wednesday evening, had Biden garnering 306 votes against Trump who got 232 votes. The process, monitored by ASHENEWS on CNN, was certified by Congress in a joint session presided over by the US vice-president, Mike Pence. Trump however said that although he did not agreed with the outcome of the election, there would be an “orderly transition.” “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and…
The organised labour in Kebbi has suspended its indefinite strike over unpaid leave grant and adjustment on the new minimum wage, among other demands. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), began the strike Tuesday, midnight, after the ultimatum given to the state government lapsed. The state Chairman of NLC, Alhaji Halidu Alhassan, confirmed the development. “We also suspended the strike because of the payment of gratuities. Secondly, we received assurance on the payment of leave grants. “On Wednesday, we also received a letter from the State Head of Service for a meeting on the consequential adjustment,…