Day: August 11, 2024

Daily Times Ex-Journalist, Simon Ugwu, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

He was at a training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) organised by NAEC few hours before his death.   Nigerian financial journalist and an ex-energy editor with Daily Times Newspapers, Simon Ugwu, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ugwu’s death was announced on the National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) WhatsApp group on Sunday, quoting his wife, Mrs. Ugwu, to have confirmed the news. ‘3rd Staff In 12 Months,’ The Nation Journalist, Tajudeen Adigun, Is Dead Onyeka Onwenu: I’ll Always Perform ‘Waiting For Me’ On Your Behalf – King Sunny Ade…

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Nigeria’s Electricity Generation Falls By 901 Gigawatts-Hour In Q1, 2024 – NERC

ADEOLA YUSUF

In the first quarter of the year, Nigeria’s total electricity generation dropped by 901.94 GWh compared to the previous quarter of Q4, 2023. This indicates a decline of 9.1% from 9,789.87GWh in 2023/Q4 to 8,887.93GWh in the period under review. This is according to the 2024 first quarter report by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) which states that the average hourly power generation across available generation units also declined by 8.22% in the quarter. The report noted that the average available generation capacity across all power plants in the…

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Adeboye Lampoons Women Who Wear Make-Up During Wedding

Ganiyu Amodu

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has disagreed with women who make-up before their weddings, saying such people are querying God. The 82-year-old clergyman made this known recently during the RCCG ministers’ conference at its National Convention on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to him, those involved in such practices are fools and don’t believe God did a perfect job. He went on to say some christians act like unbelievers as they go out of their ways to spend money they cannot afford and end up…

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Meet Mia Le Roux, First Deaf Miss South Africa

Abibat Babalola

Mia Le Roux has emerged as the winner of Miss South Africa 2024 beauty pageant. She defeated nine other predominantly black models on Saturday to win the highly coveted crown. She is the first deaf person to be crowned Miss South Africa. Le Roux is a descendant of the Dutch settlers in South Africa, Boers, who formed the minority white population. READ ALSO: Dangote Refinery And Its Crude Supply Wars, By Akpandem James SERAP Asks Tinubu To Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To States, FCT Tonto Dikeh For Questioning Over…

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Dangote Refinery And Its Crude Supply Wars, By Akpandem James

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ever since the Dangote Refinery began production late last year, it has faced numerous challenges. It has been in conflict with many major players in the oil and gas industry, including the national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), as well as the two industry regulators: the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream/Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The management of the facility has accused these entities of either directly sabotaging the refinery or attempting to do so by limiting its access to the…

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SERAP Asks Tinubu To Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To States, FCT

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate” how the loan was spent, thereby reducing “poverty and social protection across…

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‘False, Misleading,’ NYSC Clears Air On Payment Of N70,000 Minimum Wage To Corps Members

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to a statement issued by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Saturday, the report is misleading and absolutely false. The NYSC, therefore, advised corps members to…

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USA Defeat Brazil 1-0 To Win Women’s Football Olympic Gold

Ganiyu Amodu

The U.S. women’s national soccer team beat Brazil, 1-0, on Saturday to take gold at the Paris Olympics. After a tight first half, Mallory Swanson scored for the U.S. women in the 57th minute and they never looked back. The United States entered this Olympic final as a team transformed from just a year ago, when it made an early, round-of-16 exit at the 2023 World Cup, arriving with a new coach in Emma Hayes and a revamped roster. READ ALSO Onyeka Onwenu: I’ll Always Perform ‘Waiting For Me’ On…

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Onyeka Onwenu: I’ll Always Perform ‘Waiting For Me’ On Your Behalf – King Sunny Ade

ADEOLA YUSUF

Veteran Nigerian musician, King Sunny Ade, known as KSA, has vowed to continue performing ‘Waiting for Me’, his 1989 duet with the late Onyeka Onwenu for the rest of his life. KSA said this during the condolence visit of the management of Musical Society of Nigeria, MCSN, to the family of Onyeka Onweu at Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The juju legend made the promise to keep Onweun’s memory alive till his death. He said, “I will perform ‘Waiting for Me’ on her behalf throughout my life. I have done…

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