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Why I Felt Sad Over Nigeria’s Failure To Honour Me – Capt. Dele Ore

Ganiyu Amodu

80 Year-Old Ex-Commander, Presidential Fleet became emotional as he spoke at book launch and his induction into aviation Hall of Fame   An Octogenarian and Former Commander of the Presidential Fleet, Capt. Dele Ore, has said he is unhappy with the government of Nigeria for failing to honour him. The 80-year old aviation veteran and one-time Director of Flight Operations of the defunct Nigeria Airways spoke in Lagos at the unveiling of a book, “Nigeria’s Aviation: Unsung Heroes and Heroines” written by Wole Shadare and Gboyega Adeoye. The annual Aviation…

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Buhari Fires Abuja DisCo Management Over “Incompetence”

ADEOLA YUSUF

The list of affected management team members and the crisis that led to their sack   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC, and a new interim governing board appointed to oversee the day to day operations of the electricity distribution company, following the recent industrial action embarked on by its staff over non payment of arrears of  pensions, allowances, salaries and promotion. Platforms Africa reports that the sack of the management team conveyed by the presidency to the Federal…

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Outages Imminent in Lagos as Ikeja Electric Announces 132KV Lines Upgrade

ADEOLA YUSUF

Major Power outages are imminent at Lagos State Secretariat, The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (General Hospital), The Ikeja High Court, and The Ikeja Mall (Shoprite), among others.   Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution company, Ikeja Electric (IE), has announced the planned re-conductoring of 132KV lines embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), aimed at expanding the capacity to wheel more power. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric (IE), Jide Kumapayi, who disclosed this while addressing journalists, said the upgrade by the TCN couldn’t have…

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