China, as a leader in the green energy revolution, is an important partner to Zambia and Africa’s energy transition, an energy expert said on Tuesday. Zambia and other African countries have benefited from China’s support in green energy, said Johnstone Chikwanda, Chairman of the Energy Institute of Zambia. Africa has a lot to learn from…
The embattled National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has described the recognition of Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the occupant of the position by the Board of Trustees (BoT) as an invitation to chaos. Anyanwu, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said that BoT had…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered a substituted service of court documents on Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, and others. The suit was filed by an aspirant, Fubara Dagogo, challenging his exclusion from the party’s national convention election. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who gave the order, adjourned the…
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed two filling stations and a gas plant in Sagamu, Ogun, over alleged infractions. The NMDPRA Coordinator in Ogun and Surveillance team lead, Mr Akinyemi Atilola, who coordinated the exercise on Wednesday, said that the action was in order to safeguard the lives and properties…
A former governor of Rivers State has called for sweeping constitutional reforms in Nigeria, warning that the centralised system of governance inherited from military rule is ill-suited for democracy. Celestine Omehia, speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the unveiling of his forthcoming book Restructuring Nigeria: The Way Forward, argued that power and resources must be…
The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, has suspended the activities of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Bida Chapter (ASUP-BD) with immediate effect. The Registrar of the polytechnic, Mr Hussaini Enagi, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the council took the action “in view of the rising tension and prevailing negative…
Mr Harrison Ogara, representing Igboeze South Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, says there is no faction in the state chapter of the Labour Party (LP). Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday, Ogara said that Mr Peter Obi, as the 2023 LP Presidential Candidate,…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 21 academic programmes for the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) following a rigorous accreditation exercise conducted across universities nationwide. The Vice Chancellor of UNIPORT, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, announced this development to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He stated that the NUC’s approval marked a significance milestone for…
In a strategic move to tighten border security and streamline cargo movement, the Nigeria Customs Service has begun testing a technology-driven system to monitor transit operations along the Nigeria–Benin Republic corridor. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi made the announcement on Wednesday during an inspection visit to the Ogun II Area Command in Abeokuta. He said the initiative…
Police authorities in Anambra State have arrested a 65-year-old man identified as Akpan Godwin, found with over 1000 rounds of live ammunition in the commercial city of Onitsha. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad attached to…
