Day: April 9, 2024

Six Buildings Collapse, 14 On Fire As Lagos Island Up In Flames

Gbenga Adeoti

“We are finished,” marketers react to Lagos market’s second fire incident in two weeks   Six buildings have collapsed as shops and houses in an entire stretch of Docemo street in idumota, Lagos Island, have been engulfed in an inferno. Platforms Africa reports that the fire also destroyed several goods whose worth is yet to be ascertained. Recall that weeks ago, some shops caught fire in the same Docemo area, leading to loss of property worth millions of naira. Already, emergency responders are on the ground to quell the fire.…

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New Electricity Tariff Is Pro-poor, Not A Burden On Majority Of Nigerians, By Dapo Okubanjo

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When the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before many Nigerians understood what was happening. But a close look at the press statement issued by the regulators indeed showed that subsidy on electricity tariff is still largely intact. What NERC did in response to demands by electricity distribution companies (disCos) for a cost-reflective price regime amounts to a partial removal of subsidy. It only affects 15% of electricity users or about 1.5m consumers…

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White House, Vatican React As Biden, Pope’s Bickering Over LGBTQ+ Worsens

Ganiyu Amodu

The White House has assured Americans that President Joe Biden will continue to fight for the rights and safety of the transgender community, otherwise known as LGBTQ+. This assertion follows Pope Francis’ declaration, which condemned the gender theory on Monday. According to Fox News, the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, faced questions about Pope Francis’ recent position on the gender’s theory. A document released on Monday revealed the Catholic Church frowned at attempts to alter an individual’s immutable gender, saying the act is a misguided attempt to play God.…

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EKEDC Restates Commitment to Improved Service Delivery Through Infrastructural Development

Abibat Babalola

On March 16, 2024, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria’s leading electricity distribution company commissioned a state-of-the-art 2 X 20 MVA Randle Injection Substation for customers within the Surulere axis of its franchise area. The substation which adds about 30 Megawatts of power to that area will profile relief for existing substations thereby removing the possibility of load-shedding. At the commissioning, the Company reiterated its commitment to completing such projects to the delight of its teeming customers. The Company stated that it is imperative to have such projects at every…

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North America Goes Dark In First Total Solar Eclipse In Seven Years

Abibat Babalola

Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle observed by tens of millions of people offered a rare convergence of commercial and scientific opportunities — and an excuse to party. The Moon’s shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT) and swept across the United States at supersonic speed, before it returns to the ocean over Canada’s Atlantic coast just under an hour-and-a-half after landfall. Festivals, viewing parties, and even mass weddings were planned along the eclipse’s…

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NLC Sacks Abure’s NWC, To Audit LP Accounts

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee back to office To fill the vacuum, the stakeholders said the congress will set up a transition committee to oversee the affairs of the party pending when new officers will be elected in three months. In attendance at the gathering were representative of the Chairman of NLC Political Commission, Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku ; former President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdulwahed Omar; Chairman, LP Board of…

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BREAKING: Nigeria Declares Thursday Additional Eid-El-Fitr Holiday

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. Last week, it announced a two-day – Tuesday and Wednesday – holiday for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meaning the Eid celebration will take place on Wednesday, prompting the Federal Government to add an extra day to the already-declared public holiday. READ ALSO 2024 Ramadan Is 30 Days, Sultan Declares Wednesday Eid-el-Fitr No Moon Sighted, Wednesday Is Eid-il-Fitri – Saudi Nollywood Actress, Adejumoke Aderounmu, Is Dead “The Federal…

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