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FG pledges commitment to improving rural electrification

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to improving rural electrification through the provision of sustainable energy solutions. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, made this known while inaugurating the 100kWp Solar Hybrid Mini Grid in the Uhuafor Nomeh community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State. Aliyu, represented by...
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FG boosts road security with new surveillance technology

The Federal Government has established a state-of-the-art surveillance room to monitor the Third Mainland Bridge and surrounding areas. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, while leading members of the National Assembly on an on-site assessment of ongoing infrastructure projects in the southwest region, including the Third Mainland Bridge....
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Bobrisky removed from Amsterdam-bound KLM flight

Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with...
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JUST IN: Botswana president concedes election defeat

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday that he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in the general elections, according to preliminary tallies. “I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election,” Masisi told reporters at a press conference. Related News Ondo poll: INEC records 72% PVC...
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FBN Holdings gross earnings hit N2.25tn

The gross earnings of FBN Holdings Plc rose 134 per cent to N2.25tn at the end of September 2024 compared to N962.40bn recorded for the corresponding period in the previous year. This was disclosed in its unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday. The...
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Oyo to conduct integrity test as building collapse kills 10

The Oyo State Government has expressed its determination to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the area where a storey building located around Ojugbede Jegede Area, Ogbere, Ibadan, on Thursday, collapsed and claimed 10 lives while seven persons were rescued. PUNCH Metro gathered that the affected building was owned by an 80-year-old man...
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Tinubu not showing empathy for Nigerians’ hardship – Afenifere

Socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has chided President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the absence of official empathy concerning the “agony and distressing state of the nation,” which Nigerians are presently grappling with. Rising from a meeting held at the residence of its leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, the group lamented that the Federal Government...
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Spain flood death toll exceeds 150, rescuers comb for survivors

The death toll from Spain’s worst floods in decades soared to 158 on Thursday, emergency services and officials said, as rescue services worked frantically to find survivors. The body coordinating rescue work in the eastern Valencia region announced that 155 bodies had been recovered there. Officials in Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia announced a combined three...
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