The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has said that the Nigeria’s installed grid power generation capacity has grown from 8,000mw to 13,000mw under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mamman made this known on Wednesday during the 2021 budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Power in Abuja. He also said that the distribution system had the capacity to evacuate 5,500mw of power having grown from 4,500mw in 2015. “Under the able leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s grid power capacity has increased significantly from the time this administration took over in 2015 to date. “During the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for backing Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in emerging as the first female and African Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The party’s National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mr Ike Abonyi, in Abuja on Wednesday. Secondus welcomed what he described as historic emergence of Okonjo-Iweala, the Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, as the first female and African D-G of the WTO. He commended Buhari for putting aside political sentiment in backing both Okonjo-Iweala and Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), for the exalted international jobs.…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund in Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the nation which was won at great cost. In a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, the President stressed that ‘‘Nigeria’s strength lies in her diversity’ while honouring the memory of the nation’s fallen heroes and veterans. He recounted their sacrifices during the First and…
A digital service Tv in Nigeria, Telcom Satellite Tv (TStv) says it has created a Pay Per View model for subscribers to pay as low as N3 per day. TStv Managing Director, Dr Bright Echefu, said this, when he paid a courtesy visit on the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja. Mr Demola Olanrewaju, Director of Public Affairs of the company said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Olanrewaju said that Echefu explained during the visit that the Pay As You Go model would help subscribers to recharge their decoder accounts with as low as N50 and…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on Nigerian Muslims to pray for the police and members of their families, following the rage that attended #EndSARS protests and attacks on police stations and police personnel in the past two weeks. Professor Ishaq Akintola, it’s Director in a statement on Wednesday also appealed to leaders of the Police Community Relations Committee to mobilise their members as well as people living around police stations, to rise in defence of police buildings and personnel in order to prevent further attacks. “Several police stations are now in ruins particularly in Lagos and other parts…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state on Tuesday, presented the 2021 budget of N147.9 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Ganduje said that the budget tagged ‘Budget for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development’ will focus on education and infrastructure development. He said that N74 billion of the budget was for capital expenditure, representing 55.5 per cent, while N72.2 billion was for recurrent expenditure, representing over 40 per cent. Ganduje said that the total recurrent revenue for the state for 2021 was estimated at N106 billion. He said that the amount included N24 billion…
Alhaji Sadiq Umar-Daware, the Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS), says hoodlums who took advantage of the EndSARS protests, have carted away 110 new tractors and implements from the association’s warehouse in Yola. Umar-Daware, who made this known in an interview in Abuja, said the hoodlums also broke into the main warehouses of the Rice Farmers Association, Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, also made away with farm inputs. He said the hoodlums broke into another warehouse filled with fertilisers and carted away several bags and farm implements arranged for distribution to farmers to commence the planting season. “They not only…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Alfred Adewale Martins, has condemned the use of ethnic and religious sentiments to derail the #EndSARS protest that would march us a new Nigeria. Martins, in a statement on Tuesday also condemned the fact that the protests, which started off peacefully, degenerated into uncontrollable violence across the country and multiple divisions. “We have witnessed an unimaginable level of vandalism and looting of both public and private properties and business not only in the Lagos but also in many other parts of our country. “This was a sad departure from and a wicked hijack of the…
The Federal Government says the risk of resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is high due to the large gatherings of the #EndSARS protesters and the mayhem that followed. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, made the disclosure at a joint national media briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Monday. “Over the past two weeks, Nigerians have focused attention on two important issues “Namely, the protests by youths, has unfortunately metamorphosed into unprecedented safety and security situation and COVID-19 developments in the country and around the world. “Both activities are critical to our nation because the security situation…
Prominent Democrats have condemned the confirmation and swearing in of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett took the constitutional oath of office before President Donald Trump at a brief ceremony hosted by the White House on Monday night. Coming through a 53-48 vote along party lines, Barrett’s confirmation is seen as a victory for Trump, who nominated her following the death of liberal justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Shortly after the ceremony, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi, issued a statement accusing Trump and Senate Republicans of committing “an act of supreme…