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According to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) project is a significant step toward achieving its gas and power mandate of adding 50MW to national grid generation. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, stated this on Thursday during President Muhammadu Buhari’s commissioning of the 50-Megawatt Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant project in Borno. Due to insurgent attacks that destroyed three towers of electricity power lines in Maiduguri, President Buhari directed the NNPC Ltd. to restore power supply to Maiduguri and its environs in April 2021. Kyari said on the directive…

Six federation states have taken the Federal Government to the Supreme Court over the conduct, collation, and announcement of the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. In the originating summons, the plaintiffs specifically request that the Supreme Court issue an order “directing a holistic review of all results so far announced by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Independent National Electoral Commission” (INEC). They claimed that the results were not collated and announced in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022, and the INEC Manual…

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, have petitioned the Presidential Election Court for permission to inspect election materials used in last Saturday’s election. Atiku and Obi refused to accept defeat in the presidential election on February 25, vowing to fight for their mandate in court. The two candidates rejected President-elect Bola Tinubu’s conciliation gesture, in which he asked them to support him in the task of building the nation in his acceptance speech after he was declared the winner of the poll on Wednesday. On Thursday, Atiku and Obi…

The Governorship and State House of Assembly elections scheduled for March 11 will go ahead as planned, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, gave the assurance in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Okoye stated that all processes and procedures leading up to the elections had been completed. “The commission held its regular weekly meeting and deliberated on several issues, including the presidential and National Assembly elections. “It also discussed the governorship and State Assembly elections and the pending elections in Enugu East Senatorial District and…

According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Federal Government is proud of its achievements in the Social Investment Programme (SIP). In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu AKande, said the vice president was speaking when he received a delegation from the FCT People Living With Disabilities Community (FCT PWD) on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa. He expressed confidence that succeeding administrations would build on the foundation laid down by the current administration. “We believe that as a matter of law, as a matter of policy, and our government must provide for those who have…

In line with the global trend, the Asaba Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with introducing online voting. Mr Precious Nwadimuya, the branch’s Chairman, stated this to reporters in Asaba on Thursday. Nwadimuya stated that the use of technology in voting, rather than just accreditation, would help to eliminate thuggery, ballot box snatching, voter suppression, and encourage more people to vote. “With the introduction of technology in voting, I can sit down in my house and vote. ”Nobody will intimidate or suppress me or buy my votes at home,” he added.…

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has approved the payment of hazard allowance to state health workers. The governor made the announcement during a meeting with health workers at the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta on Thursday. He stated that the state health workers had been through a lot while performing their duties, thus the need to encourage them. “I know that some of you go into depression and other forms of health hazards, so I am going to approve your hazard allowance. “I want you to liaise with us on how to address the brain drain which is affecting the health sector.…

Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, a well-known Nigerian content creator and activist, has advised Nigerian youths not to engage in tribal warfare. This comes just hours after the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, hosted Macaroni and rapper Folarin Falana, known as Falz, and other key stakeholders in a meeting on Wednesday to address security concerns in the state ahead of the upcoming governorship election. In a video posted on his Instagram page on Thursday, the comedian urged youths to unite and not cause intertribal strife over power seeking people who will always be friends. “I…

The fire at the Maiduguri Monday Market on Sunday destroyed 13,000 shops, said Borno Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday in Maiduguri. Zulum told visiting President Muhammadu Buhari that the fire had destroyed at least 20,000 traders’ livelihoods. He informed the president that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) had provided assistance to the victims through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development.. “In addition to this, the Borno government also provided immediate humanitarian support of N1billion to mitigate the sufferings of the victims,’’ Zulum said. He expressed the appreciation of the government and people of Borno…

Scholarships have been awarded to members of host communities in Benue and Kogi States by Dangote Coal Mines Limited. This is only a year into a coal mining operation at Effeche Akpalli in the Ugbokolo Ward of Benue’s Okpokwu Local Government. Scholarship funds were also distributed to members of the coal communities in Ankpa, Kogi. Similarly, the Dangote Cement Plant in Gboko provided scholarships to host communities in Benue. The exercise has been part of the company’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme for host communities for over a decade. Aliko Dangote, Group President of Dangote Industries Limited, announced a…