668,000 Pre-Meters Installed Nationwide, Says FG
The Bureau of Public Enterprises about 17 states had created their own state electricity regulatory commissions since April 2024. Nigeria’s electricity landscape is gradually moving away from the uncertainty of estimated bills, as the Federal Government has said that it has deployed and installed 6680,00 prepaid meters to active electricity customers in Nigeria, with an ongoing rollout under Phase 1...
67 More Nigerian Returnees Arrive Lagos From South Africa
More than 176,000 people have left in recent weeks, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by African countries that have repatriated their nationals. A total of 67 Nigerian returnees from South Africa have arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Int’l Airport in Lagos State. The returnees landed via South Africa Airways at exactly 8:45 pm on Wednesday and were...
Desperate Families Search For Loved Ones As Nepal Floods Kill At Least 480
On Wednesday, a tsunami-like wall of water and mud swept through villages and towns along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers, with Nepali police saying they had recovered 177 bodies. Anxious relatives crowded the corridors of a Kathmandu hospital on Thursday as they searched for missing family after devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 180 people. Among them...
CNG: State Govs Mull Transportation Fare Reduction Nationwide
During the NGF meeting, the governors said they received a presentation on the proposed NACTP, a state-led initiative designed to translate the lower operating cost of CNG into reduced transport fares for citizens. State Governors said they are considering cuts in the cost of transportation fares across the country through the proposed National Affordable CNG Transit Programme (NACTP). The consideration was...
NPFL Seals $7.5m Title Sponsorship Deal The NPFL said the funds are expected to improve players’ wages and welfare.
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs will receive 60 per cent of the league’s new $7.5 million title sponsorship deal with EUROMATCH, with the funds expected to improve players’ wages and welfare. The three-year partnership, worth $2.5 million per season, was unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, with EUROMATCH announced as the NPFL’s new title sponsor ahead of the 2026/27 season. NPFL...
Ugandan president’s son announces 2031 bid to succeed his father who has been in power for four decades
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, says he plans to succeed his father in the country’s 2031 elections. “I will stand for the highest office in the land in 2031. And we will win by the grace of Almighty God,” Kainerugaba said in a series of posts on X. 52-year-old Kainerugaba, who heads Uganda’s army and the Patriotic League...
WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-Free The country has been praised for its efforts in preventing the spread of the outbreak that has overwhelmed health facilities in parts of the east...
Uganda was declared Ebola-free officially by the World Health Organization on Thursday after 42 days without a new case. The country has been praised for its efforts in preventing the spread of the outbreak that has overwhelmed health facilities in parts of the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “Uganda has reached 42 days since the last confirmed imported...
No Contact Made By Abductors Of Niger Worshippers — Commissioner
The Niger State Government has not received any communication from the terrorists who abducted worshippers at a mosque in Borgu Local Government Area last Friday, the state Commissioner for Information, Obed Nuhu, has said. Nuhu disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, saying the attack occurred at three different locations in the area and was...
Ibrahim Gusau Resigns As NFF President Gusau said he decided to step aside to give other Nigerians the opportunity to contribute to the development of football in the country.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has announced his resignation from office. He made the announcement during a press conference at the NFF Glass House in Abuja on Thursday. Addressing the press, Gusau said he decided to step aside to give other Nigerians the opportunity to contribute to the development of football in the country. He maintained that...
Davido was targeted- Osun police confirm attack on Gov Ademola’s convoy
The Osun state police command has said that singer Davido was the target of an attack on the convoy of Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, August 19. Security escorts of the governor engaged some unidentified men in a gun duel during the governor’s visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo shortly after receiving his certificate of...
