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UKNIAF, Nigerian Govs Advance Electricity Reforms

29.08.2025

The United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), in partnership with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), has initiated a major move to support state-led electricity market reforms in Nigeria. The initiative followed a series of workshops focusing on Electricity Market Development, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and energy modelling software. The workshops, which took place in...

Lagos Assembly Holds Public Hearing On Ibile Energy Corporation

29.08.2025

Lagos State House of Assembly has demonstrated its determination to enact laws that would transform the energy sector of the state. The House yesterday held a public hearing on the Ibile Energy Corporation Law. The bill when passed into law is expected to provide investment in the oil and gas sector and electric vehicle solutions...

Estate Beneficiaries Task Sanwo-Olu, IGP On Ile-Epo Market Attacks

29.08.2025

The beneficiaries of the late Ajayi Bello’s the estate have appeal to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun; and the Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Abiodun Ejigbadero to save them from hoodlums at Ile-Epo Oja Market Lagos. Olusola Odetola, Sherifat Soyoye, and Kehinde Shehu alleged that the hoodlums...

Osun NLC, TUC Decry Withholding Of LG Funds, Backs Adeleke

29.08.2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday criticised the Federal Government for its refusal to release Osun State local government areas’ statutory allocations. Speaking during a solidarity rally at the Governor’s Office in Abere to welcome Governor Ademola Adeleke from his overseas trip, unions demanded the release of the funds...

NIS: Nigerian Passport Fees Now N100, 000 For 5yrs, N200, 000 For 10yrs

29.08.2025

…Importation of documents, dollarised payment necessitated review–Experts The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of the Nigerian Standard Passport fees, as part of measures to enhance the integrity of the document and maintain the much-improved services of the agency. Following the development, the Service has set N100,000 as fee for the...

Nigeria’s Yinka Babalola Emerges As Rotary International President-Elect

29.08.2025

Rotary International has announced Nigerian Rotarian Yinka Babalola as its President for the 2026/2027 Rotary year. Babalola’s emergence marks a historic milestone, making him only the second African – and the second Nigerian – to lead the global humanitarian organisation. The first was Jonathan Babatunde Majiyagbe, who served from 2003 to 2004. A member of...

NAWOJ, Partners Launch 15m Dollars Women Leadership Project

28.08.2025

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has partnered with ActionAid, Global Affairs Canada, and other women-led organizations to launch the Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria project, valued at $15 million. This initiative aims to strengthen institutions, promote women’s rights, and eliminate violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The NAWOJ National Chairperson, Aisha Ibrahim,...

Sokoto ASUU Rejects FG Loan Scheme, Warns Of Possible Strike

28.08.2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed deep distrust in the Federal Government, warning that urgent action is needed to restore confidence and avert another round of industrial action. Speaking at a press conference at the NUJ Press Centre, Sokoto, on Thursday, the Zonal Coordinator, Professor Abubakar Sabo, condemned the government’s...

Oba Of Benin Suspends Two Palace Chiefs Over Prolonged Absence

28.08.2025

The Benin Traditional Council has announced the suspension of two titled chiefs from the Palace of the Oba of Benin due to prolonged absence and failure to perform their traditional duties. In a notice signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, the affected chiefs are Chief John Igiehon, the Izuwako of Benin,...

Ex-Edo State University Acting VC, Egbefo Dies Two Weeks After Handover

28.08.2025

Professor Dawood O. Egbefo, the former Acting Vice-Chancellor of Edo State University, Iyamho, has passed away less than three weeks after handing over leadership to his successor. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Amaechi Kelly Quincy, confirmed his death in an official statement, expressing the institution’s deep sorrow over the loss. “Edo State University, Iyamho, announces...