Day: May 10, 2018

Nigerians Can Now Buy And Sell Electricity (2 MW Minimum) – Fashola

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Speaking on the electricity supply situation in the country, Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola has announced that people are now free to set up independent power generation companies “without necessarily requesting for license.” Fashola, who made the announcement while on an inspection of Federal works in Jigawa State, stressed that the Federal Government is encouraging the private sector to invest in generation and selling of power to the public. He said, “Any interested individual or company can set up power generation from two megawatts downwards and sell it to public…

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Buhari Under Pressure To Reveal His Illness– CNN

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London. Nigeria’s opposition party, People’s Democractic Party (PDP), said it was time for the president to reveal his medical condition. PDP spokesman Kola Ologbodiyan said: “We need full disclosure about the president’s health. He needs to be honest with Nigerians to say he his unwell. He can’t travel for an official meeting to the US and sneak into London to see his doctor, then tell Nigerians it…

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Special’ Arsenal Will Challenge for PL Title Next Season – Wenger

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Arsenal will challenge for the Premier League title next season, according to outgoing manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners find themselves 37 points behind league leaders Manchester City, following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Leicester on Wednesday, continuing a trend of poor away performances that see them ranked 16th in the league in terms of their away form. They have also conceded more goals this season than ever before in the Premier League era. Wenger, who will leave the club at the end of the season, believes that his…

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9 killed in fresh Taraba attack

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The of 9 persons has been confirmed by the Police Command in Taraba on Wednesday in early morning attacks on Tutuwa community in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP David Misal said that a yet-to-be identified armed militia must have carried out the deadly attack. Misal said that Alhaji Aliyu Tafida, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of the command, and heads of other security agencies in the state had already moved in to assess the situation. Mr Rimansikwe Karma, the Chairman…

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IGP shuns Senate 3rd time, says I owe no one apology

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The Senate, yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris for his refusal to appear before the Senate at plenary yesterday, the third time in two weeks, to speak on the spate of killings across the country and the inhuman treatment meted on Senator Dino Melaye ( APC, Kogi West). He was declared not fit to hold any office, both home and abroad. But the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday also told the Senate that he had no apology for…

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