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Ugandan Opposition Leader and Musician, Bobi Wine, arrested
Security operatives in Uganda have arrested the country’s main opposition figure, Robert Ssentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine had last week called on Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country... read more »

Atiku Supports Privatisation of Refineries, Other Govt Assets
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria has lent his voice to the Federal Government’s plan to privatise some of its assets. Among the assets to be privatised are the country’s refineries, the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Yola Electricity Distribution Company, Zungeru... read more »

FG Expends N50bn Monthly for Electricity Subsidy – Power Minister
The Federal Government has been expending N50bn monthly for the subsidy of electricity supply across the country, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said. Mamman said the subsidy was occasioned by the constant complaints by poor Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost... read more »

Makinde’s Alleged Move to Dump PDP Untrue – Aide
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has described the viral news report that the governor is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party as another falsehood being contrived by some enemies of progress. Adisa described the rumour as “a concocted... read more »

Nigerians will Vote out APC in 2023 – WIke
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tackle insurgency, banditry, and corruption will compel Nigerians to vote out the party in 2023. But, the Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling APC,... read more »
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Scores Injured as Gas Explosion Hits Rivers Community
Many people sustained varying degrees of injury while some residents fled as a gas plant exploded in Rumuodomaya community, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday... read more »

Minister of Power Directs NERC to Suspend Reviewed Electricity Tariff
The minister of power, Saleh Mamman, has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to suspend the implementation of the reviewed electricity tariff. The directive followed... read more »

NERC Ratifies Fresh Increase in Electricity Tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has ratified an increase in electricity tariff across the country, effective from January 1, 2021. This was contained in a directive... read more »

Electricity Consumers to Get Refund for Meter Payment – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that electricity consumers who already paid for meters under the Meter Asset Provider scheme will be refunded. This was contained in... read more »

Gov Ugwuanyi Rates Improved Power Supply as his Administrations H...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that the stepping down of 30MVA in Nsukka from the 132KV Makurdi Feeder, which his administration facilitated, to improve the quality of electricity... read more »