Day: November 7, 2017

FG: Customers now to buy electricity direct from GenCos

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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, yesterday endorsed the regulation for the ‘Eligible Customer’ for four categories of customers that he declared on May 15, 2017. The regulation which was approved by commissioners at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on November 1 and presented to Fashola on Monday, is expected to enable Large Power Users (LPU) have options to get electricity from operators other than the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos). With the declaration and subsequent roll out of the regulation, each of the four categories…

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One killed, several injured as herdsmen, farmers clash in Cross River

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A fresh clash between herdsmen and farmers in Ugaga community, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River has left one person dead and several others sustaining various level of injuries. Disclosing this to newsmen shortly after Emergency State Security Council Meeting in Calabar, Governor of the State, Prof Ben Ayade said that the meeting was one of his proactive steps in stemming the security crisis in the area from escalating and to protect lives and property of the citizenry. A fresh clash between herdsmen and farmers in Ugaga community, Yala…

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INEC deploys 23,000 for Anambra polls – REC

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says twenty-three thousand (23, 000) ad hoc staff will be deployed for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, made the disclosure on Monday during the Election Management System Implementer Workshop for INEC officers in Awka. He said that the ad hoc staff included members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and those redeployed from other states. Orji described the Election Management System as a critical tool, which the commission required to effectively manage…

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Liberia’s Sirleaf, Mahama’s brother named in Paradise Papers

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*Uganda’s foreign minister also found in the Paradise Papers. All deny wrongdoing Liberia’s outgoing president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former Ghanaian President were all mentioned in the Paradise Papers, that exposed the offshore interests and activities of more than 120 politicians and world leaders, including Queen Elizabeth II, and 13 advisers, major donors and members of U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Just like the Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers that were skimmed from the files of a law group, Appleby, were published on Sunday by the…

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Federal govt, USAID launch Nigeria agribusiness investors resource centre

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a new agribusiness resource centre funded by the United States Government Feed the Future Initiative and USAID with technical assistance from Africa Lead. The centre which is both an online platform and physical centre, will serve as a one-stop information and advisory hub to help streamline the investment process for current and prospective agribusiness investors. The resource centre will work to increase access and dissemination of key information, products and services that will not only ease new investor entry and increase…

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West Ham to confirm Moyes as new manager

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David Moyes will be confirmed as the new West Ham manager on Tuesday, Sky Sports reports. The former Manchester United and Everton boss will succeed Slaven Bilic in the role after the Croatian was relieved of his duties on Monday. Moyes will become the 16th manager in West Ham’s history and will sign an interim six-month contract, with the club languishing in 18th place in the Premier League. His first match in charge will be the Sunday clash against Watford at Vicarage Road on November 19. Prior to Bilic’s sacking,…

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Unveiling President Buhari’s strongest opponent

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The nightmare of any elected president in a democracy is a vibrant opposition. The job of the opposition is to ensure that the president and his ruling party are never seen in good light. Any positive word or action taken is X-rayed and punctured as not well thought-out or in the people’s interest. The only no-go area is when the nation’s security is threatened. All the parties bury their differences and ambitions and come together to fight a common enemy. It is a sign of patriotism that the lives of…

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Nigeria loses N127bn to cyber crime

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The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says Nigeria has lost about N127 billion to cyber-crime. He made this known at Nigeria’s first Legislative Stakeholders Conference on ICT and Cyber security on Monday in Abuja. Saraki, who was represented by Senate Minority Whip Sen. Philip Aduda Saraki did not, however, specify the period within which the nation lost such an amount to cyber-crime. He said the loss was indicative of the hole created in the economy by cyber-crime amounting to 0.08 per cent of the Gross Domestic product (GDP).…

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