Electricity: Power generation plunges to 495MW with 3 plants on grid
Nigeria’s electricity challenge worsened yesterday as grid power generation crashes to 495.20 Megawatts with just Jebba Hydro (335MW), Olorunsogo NIPP (107.20MW) and Sapele (53MW) on the grid as at 3pm. Earlier checks by the Energy Reportdaily on data from the National System Operator, NSO, showed that as at 2pm total
Crude oil prices: Nigeria’s Bonny light, other OPEC grades drop
Despite significant rises in the world’s leading crude oil grades in the international market yesterday, Nigeria’s crude oil grade, Bonny light, declined to $110 per barrel from $111.5 per barrel recorded last Friday. Crude oil prices in the international market witnessed an average three percent rise yesterday as the release
High diesel prices add strain to battered economy
A popular, large modern grocery in Surulere Lagos shut down for days because it couldn’t find diesel to power generators, leaving fresh food to rot. An Indian business owner in Nigeria travels to Mumbai for medical checks and the cause of his high-blood pressure was traced to his constant worry
Court fixes June 14 for suit seeking to stop Abba Kyari’s extradition
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to the United States of America, USA, for trial, till June 14. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, deferred a hearing on a suit seeking to stop the Federal Government from extraditing. Cited as Defendants in the
9,000 doctors moved to UK, US, Canada in 2 years ― NMA
Over 9,000 medical doctors of Nigerian origin left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said. The emigration of the medical experts which the NMA said happened between
Sheikh Nuru Khalid finally sacked for criticising Buhari’s Govt
Senator Saidu Dansadau, the chairman of the Apo legislative quarters mosque committee says the embattled Sheikh Nuru Khalid has been sacked. Dansadau said the Imam who had been earlier suspended over his sermon on Friday, April 1, was sacked for not showing remorse. He told BBC News Pidgin that the
Kano police arrest suspected female fraudster
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Osasi Chinozom Juliet, who specialises in swapping people’s ATM cards at ATM points. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 4, said the suspect who was found in possession of
DSS arrests nursing mother, kidnap syndicate in Ondo
The Department of State Service has arrested a nursing mother and five others over their alleged involvement in the kidnap of toddlers in Ondo State. The DSS said the suspects were members of a syndicate who specialised in abducting toddlers in the state. Parading the suspects at the DSS
How I was framed up for mafia activities in Italy – Ex-Edo Commissioner
Former Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwegie-Ero Monday lamented the way and manner. He was framed up in Italy in 2019 for alleged involvement in mafia activities and spent 19 months in incarceration before being left off the hook.Besides, he strongly criticized the Italian justice
Annie Idibia’s brother tender apologies to sister for outburst
By Dooshima Fidelis Following the recent fight between Wisdom Macaulay, the eldest brother of Annie Idibia and the latter, the brother has apologised, blaming depression for his outburst. Recalled March 31, Wisdom has been in a series of now-deleted videos posted on his Instagram page accused his sister of shortchanging