Day: August 10, 2023

We’ve Surged Investment On Equipment Upgrades – EKEDC

Ganiyu Amodu

Customers commend EKEDC for prompt response to faults as allocation to company reduces from 513 MW to 350 MW in last two weeks.   Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has spent significant amount of money on upgrading of equipment within its network. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Executive Officer of the utility firm, Dr. Tinuade Sanda, who disclosed this during its Ijora District customers engagement forum in Lagos on Thursday, maintained that the investment was made to improve service delivery. Customers at the forum were drawn from…

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Pastor Taiwo Odukoya: Why He Let Go

ADEOLA YUSUF

Facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. He was the founder of Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. Pastor Odukoya died in the United States of America (USA), on Monday at 67. Family sources said that: “He really didn’t get over the losses he suffered. Pastor Taiwo Odukoya tried to be strong but there is a limit to what a man can take. READ ALSO: War Has Begun: ECOWAS Orders Military Action Against Niger Junta Ex-rebel Leader Boula Moves Against Niger Coupists, Forms Resistance…

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BREAKING: ECOWAS Orders Military Action Against Niger Junta

Aliyu Aliyu

ECOWAS leaders have directed immediate activation of the use of force against the Niger Republic military junta, PlatformsAfricareports. The leaders have also called on the African Union, AU, partner countries and institutions to support the resolution taken by the sub-regional body. READ ALSO: Ex-rebel Leader Boula Moves Against Niger Coupists, Forms Resistance Group UNESCO Calls For Ban Of Smartphones In Schools World Bank Suspends New Loans To Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Law Niger Coup Plotters Name Former Economist As New Prime Minister ECOWAS says all efforts made to dialogue with Niger…

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Ex-rebel Leader Boula Moves Against Niger Coupists, Forms Resistance Group

Ganiyu Amodu

A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup. This is the first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel country. READ ALSO: Niger Coup Plotters Name Former Economist As New Prime Minister BREAKING: ECOWAS Fixes Fresh Meeting Over Niger for Aug. 10 UNESCO Calls For Ban Of Smartphones In Schools Man Kidnaps, Kills Brother’s Two Sons In Ogun Rhissa Ag Boula said in a statement on Wednesday that his new…

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Man Kidnaps, Kills Brother’s Two Sons

Abibat Babalola

A man, Taiwo Ishola, has allegedly killed two sons of his younger brother, Idowu, after he reportedly kidnapped the children at Abata, a village in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the killing was perpetuated in a bush in the Mile 6 area of Ajebo, in Abeokuta. Our correspondent learnt that Idowu had raised the alarm after he discovered that his children, nine-year-old Promise and seven-year-old Testimony, were missing. READ ALSO: UNESCO Calls For Ban Of Smartphones In Schools Musk Pays Nigerian Twitter Content Creators World Bank Suspends New…

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UNESCO Calls For Ban Of Smartphones In Schools

ADEOLA YUSUF

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on policymakers and governments across the globe to ban the use of smartphones from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and protect children from cyber-bullying, Audrey Azoulay, director-general at UNESCO in the 2023 global education monitoring report released recently, said that the organisation called for the use of technology in class only when it supports learning outcomes, and this includes the use of smartphones. The digital revolution holds immeasurable potential but, just as warnings have been voiced for…

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Musk Pays Nigerian Twitter Content Creators

ADEOLA YUSUF

Some content creators on the social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, yesterday, woke up to receive payments for ads displayed on their feeds by the company. The payment, which started in the United States of America last month, saw Nigerian users display various sums received from the micro-blogging platform. The company announced the programme’s extension to global users at the end of July. As such, with this, verified users in Nigeria and across other countries, who have met the threshold of impressions on their content, are now getting…

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World Bank Suspends New Loans To Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Law

ADEOLA YUSUF

The World Bank has halted approval for new public finance projects in Uganda over the country’s adoption earlier this year of a widely criticised bill criminalising same-sex conduct. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values,” the development lender said in a statement Tuesday, adding that “no new public financing,” would be presented to the bank’s board of directors for approval for the time being. READ ALSO: Man Jumps From Lekki-Ikoyi link Bridge Into Lagoon How Pastor Taiwo Odukoya Died Months After Twin Sister – Church BREAKING: Arsenal…

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