Day: May 1, 2024

May 1: Uphold College’s Vision, YABATECH Rector Felicitates Staff

Ganiyu Amodu

Rector of Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Ibraheem Abdul, has felicitated with members of staff on the occasion of the Workers’ Day, advising them to continue to “uphold the core values, vision and mission of the college and present administration’s strategic plan of consolidating on the past and shaping its future.” In his workers day message, Rector of the 77-year old polytechnic lauded the support of the members of staff since he assumed office. He said, “It is my joy to felicitate and rejoice with the entire work force of…

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Emeritus Professor, Ayo Banjo, Is 90

ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️ Hwre is Sanya Adejokun’s neatly woven emotional tribute for the latest nonagenarian in town   This is an example of a leader and father figure to students. As a student of Linguistics in the University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Banjo was already Vice Chancellor of the institution and so, he never taught me (or did he once? I am not too sure). His office in the department was always under lock and key but the name plate was there proclaiming his presence. As I read President Bola Tinubu’s congratulatory…

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EKEDC Champions Health, Sports Integration, Headlines Ikoyi Club’38 Tennis Week

Ganiyu Amodu

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has reaffirmed its dedication to backing health and wellness as well as sports development programs, showcased during the Tennis Tournament hosted at lkoyi Club 1938. Mrs Rekhiat Momoh, Acting Chief Executive Officer of EKEDC, made this remark at the closing ceremony of the EKEDC Tennis Tournament recently held at Ikoyi Club 1938. It was gathered that the leading utility firm organised the week-long EKEDC Tennis Tournament at lIkoyi Club 1938, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives. The week-long tournament, according to the…

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Major Marketers Supply 300m Litres, Plot End To Fuel Queues Nationwide

Ganiyu Amodu

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has revealed that the association’s members in Apapa and other locations in Lagos are currently taking delivery of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from 8 vessels this week, totaling over 300 million liters – well above the normal levels. He has emphatically assured that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues in Nigeria will not last more than two weeks, contrary to speculations, and has assured the public that there is an adequate supply of the product. Mr. Huub Stokman, the Chairman of MEMAN, speaks during…

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N58k To N81k: NERC Hikes Prepaid Meter Price

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the deregulation of prices of meters deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme, effective from May 1, 2024. This is coming on the sideline of the requests from Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) and Local Meter Manufacturers and Assemblers (LMMAs) seeking a review of meter prices due to significant changes in the NGN/USD foreign exchange rate and inflation rate since the last price review in September 2023. This was contained in the Commission’s order number “NERC 2024/040”, on the deregulation of the…

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‘They Took Light,’ How Outage Disrupted Power Minister’s Speech At Senate

Abibat Babalola

Drama played out when power supply was seized as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was speaking at the National Assembly. Adelabu was fielding questions from senators at the investigative hearing on “the need to halt the increase in the price of electricity” organised by the Senate Committee on Power. Power was, thereafter, restored in less than five minutes. Speaking about the power interruption, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Eyinnaya Abaribe, said what the minister said about the stable electricity in the country was implicative. He said,…

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What We Want From Airtel, Lagos Explosion Victims Tell NCC

Abibat Babalola

Victims of Abaranje, Ikotun explosion have urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to consider their plight and intervene in their situation by directing the management of Airtel telecommunications to immediately initiate urgent and rehabilitative medical remediation for them. They also urged the NCC to further direct the Airtel management to promptly and adequately compensate them. The victims; Feranmi Nureni Oluwatoba; Saheed Adeleke; Franklin Obade; and Saheed Raji made the demand through their lawyer, Olubunmi Odeniyi in a letter dated April 22, 2024 sent to the NCC Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Dr.…

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You’ve 7 Days To Reverse New Electricity Tariff, NBA To Govt

Abibat Babalola

The Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to drag the federal government to court if, after seven days, it failed to reverse the recent electricity tariff hike. The chairman of the branch, Seyi Olawunmi, who made the threat at a press conference held in Lagos yesterday, described the hike as exploitative and non-reflective of the current economic hardship that the masses of Nigerians are going through. Olawunmi, therefore, called for an immediate stop of the illegal implementation of the N225 per kWh imposed on Band A…

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