The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has fixed October 24 to conduct an investigative public hearing to address the incessant grid collapses. Recall that the grid had collapsed on Monday last week and power was only restored on Tuesday. The collapse on Saturday is the second within a week and the seventh in 2024 The Commission, in a notice posted on its Twitter handle on Monday, said that the hearing would hold at its Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, Plot 1387, Cadastral Zone Central Business District, Abuja. “All stakeholders including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the general public are invited to…
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The Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani says the state has solved the issue of multiple taxation through the introduction of a single yearly unified tax payment system using the e-ticketing solution. Briefing newsmen in Enugu on Monday, he explained that the system allows business owners in the informal sector to pay their taxes once a year using an e-ticket platform rather than paying into different revenue generating ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the state. “Enugu State has the most friendly tax environment. This is especially observed in the informal sector. In Enugu, one of…
A former minister of power, Olu Agunloye, has challenged the amended charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an FCT High Court. He is standing trial over allegations of some infractions in the award of the $6 billion Mambilla hydropower plant in Taraba State. Agunloye, who served as minister under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, is charged with seven counts bordering on forgery, and disobedience to presidential order before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie. In the suit, marked FCT/HC/CR/617/22, EFCC alleged that Agunloye on May 22, 2003, awarded a contract titled “Construction of 3,960-megawatt Mambilla Hydroelectric…
Food crisis is imminent in Edo State as flood has submerged and destroyed farmlands in more than 25 communities in the state. DAILY POST reports that the communities which are located in Esan South East, Etsako Central and Etsako East LGAs, are along the bank of the River Niger. The development was said to have been occasioned by the release of water from Lagdo Dam by the government of Cameroun Republic John Odaku, a resident of one of the affected communities, said farmlands and crops such as yam, cassava and groundnut, among others, have been submerged by flood while already…
Samuel Chukwueze will start AC Milan’s UEFA Champions League clash against AC Milan from the bench. Chukwueze made his third start of the season in AC Milan’s 1-0 victory over Udinese last weekend. The Nigeria international scored the winning goal for the Rooseneri in the 13th minute. The Serie A giants will welcome Club Brugge to the San Siro on Tuesday. AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca revealed his starting line-up during an interaction with the media on Monday. “Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo; Fofana, Reijnders, Loftus-Cheek; Pulisic, Leao, Morata,” Fonseca stated. Champions League: AC Milan boss drops Chukwueze for Club…
The Enugu State Ministry of Health, on Monday, confirmed that the recent nationwide Cholera outbreak has affected the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof Emmanuel Obi, Commissioner for Health, Enugu State. While urging residents to be cautious, Obi said, “Cholera is spread by contaminated food or water. It causes acute watery diarrhea, (watery stool), and if left untreated can lead to death within hours. Other symptoms may include, vomiting and abdominal cramps. “In collaboration with its Partners, the Enugu State Ministry of Health has initiated all necessary steps to de-escalate the situation following the Nigerian Centre…
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, working closely with other security agencies have successfully taken out over 32 illegal bunkering sites, arrested several suspects and destroyed 54 locally constructed boats used for criminality. This was made known in a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division, Army Public Relations. According to him, the troops further deactivated numerous cooking drums, recovered over 250,000 litres of stolen products among others in the latest operational breakthroughs. “In Rivers State, several operations were conducted with huge successes recorded. “At Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA), along River Ekpe-Mgbedei,…
Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was on Monday re-arraigned alongside his finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, on a 14-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of N5.78 billion public funds. The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned them before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Their re-arraignment was sequel to the transfer of the former trial judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin to another division, according to a statement by Dele Oyewole, Head, Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency,…
Ebenezer Akinsanniro can’t hide his excitement after opening his goal account for Serie B club, Sampdoria, DAILY POST reports. Akinsanniro was on target in Sampdoria’s 5-3 victory over Cesena at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi. It was the 19-year-old’s first professional goal. The youngster scored Sampdoria’s last goal in the dying minutes of the game. Akinsanniro took to social media to share his excitement. “So grateful and happy to have my first professional goal, [It] really means a lot to me. [I] Appreciate you all for the love and kindness you all have shown me,” he posted. He has made 11…
The online media Corbeau News Centrafrique has long been publishing fake news discrediting the Central African government and its partners. Government spokesman Maxime Balalou has repeatedly denied false claims by Corbeau News Centrafrique, and social media users have complained about disinformation campaigns regularly conducted by the online media. As a result, in February 2021, the media was blocked in the Central African Republic due to a threat to national security, and the other day the Corbeau News Centrafrique Facebook page was blocked. Indeed, this media has repeatedly been convicted of publishing fake news, completely fabricated news stories and commissioned publications…