The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday said it installed a total of 185,439 meters in Q4 2024. NERC announced this on its 2024 Fourth Quarter Report, published on its website in Abuja. According to the report, this represents a marginal increase of 0.19 per cent compared to Q3 2024, when 185,087 meters were…
Nigeria’s national exam body, the National Examinations Council (NECO), has announced new legal and technical measures to fight rampant exam malpractice, much of it facilitated via encrypted WhatsApp groups. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, Mr Ahmed Bagwai, who chairs NECO’s Annual Posting Calendar Implementation Committee, revealed that the council is…
Mrs Josephine Piyo, the Deputy Governor of Plateau, has called on the residents of the state to pray for the success of the current administration in the state. Piyo made the call during the child dedication of Mr Dan Kwada, the Senior Special Assistant on Middlebelt Nationalities to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, on Sunday in Jos….
The Abia State government has targeted 8,500 hectares of land for wet season rice farming at different communities across the state to address food insecurity. The commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu said this while addressing the media in Umuahia, the capital on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has finalised the payment of another instalment of pension arrears of N32,000 increment approved by President Bola Tinubu, in 2024. This is according to a statement by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, in Abuja on Monday. Ajayi said that the latest instalment of N8.6 billion covered…
The Federal High Court (FHC) has announced the establishment of Freedom of Information (FoI) Desk to enhance journalists’ and public access to information in the court. The Director of Information of the FHC, Dr Catherine Christopher, made the announcement on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. She said the establishment of…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says 56 per cent of IT projects in Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) failed, urging strict compliance to IT Project Clearance Guideline. The guidelines are meant to ensure a coordinated, standardised and an orderly approach to the deployment of Information Technology (IT) systems by Public Institutions (PIs). Mrs Hadiza…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fuel truck and three other vehicles loaded with 246 bags of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, along the Suleja-Kaduna Road in Niger. NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the seizure, which took place on May…
Nigeria’s Health Minister Ali Pate on Monday praised Dr Bello Suleiman, outgoing Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, for steering the institution to what he called “one of the best among its contemporaries.” Speaking through a representative at a reception organised by the Hambali Family Union, Pate said Suleiman’s eight-year tenure…
Parallex Bank Ltd. has appointed Mrs Rachel Akhuetie, a seasoned executive with over 24 years of multi-sector experience, as Non-Executive Director and Board member. The appointment was confirmed on Tuesday in a statement by the bank’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Ademola Adeshola. Akhuetie is currently Executive Director, Finance, Commercial and Services at SunTrust Atlantic…
