Thursday, August 18, 2022 Olasupo Solomon Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos, Olasupo Solomon has tasked his men to intensify around critical infrastructure in the state.  The commander gave the charge during an emergency summon of management staff and strategic operational commanders in the zone on Wednesday in Lagos.

Thursday, August 18, 2022 Chris Ngige and Joe Ajaero The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has agreed to suspend their ongoing strike that has thrown the nation into blackout for two weeks. Joe Abah, NUEE’s FCT chairman confirmed the development. He said the strike call-off followed a meeting of the union with ministers; labour

Thursday, August 18, 2022 Letep Dabang Former Plateau State chairman of the All Programmes Congress (APC), Letep Dabang, has been appointed director-general of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in the state. John Akans, the party’s spokesman, in a statement on Wednesday in Jos, said that the party’s State Chairman, Christopher Hassan, would inaugurate

Thursday, August 18, 2022 Naira and Dollars The naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N429.38. The figure represented a gain of 0.16 per cent compared with the N430.67 it exchanged for the dollar on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N427.58 to the dollar on

Thursday, August 18, 2022 Chris Ngige, Joe Ajaero and Ndidi Mbah The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the Chris Ngige-led Ministries of Power and Labour & Employment is currently meeting with officials of the electricity workers union to resolve the issues which instigated a nationwide power outage. Nigerians experienced a nationwide blackout on Wednesday

African nations have "unlimited" potential to become "breadbaskets" that not only feed the continent but also a hungry world, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said during a policy address on food security in Accra earlier this month. The Cabinet member with the most broadest African experience and knowledge – she served

South Africa can avoid possible greylisting if it were to implement recommendations contained in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation report. The FATF commenced its assessment in 2019 and published its final report on 7 October last year. The mutual evaluation report had an adverse rating under technical compliance and effectiveness. It made

State power utility Eskom has confirmed that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday. Eskom had warned on Tuesday afternoon that load shedding may be extended due to losses in generation capacity at some of its power stations on Tuesday evening. By Wednesday afternoon, the power utility

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received a batch of 174 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The returnees included 69 female adults, five female children, and 10 female infants were brought back. Others are 75 male adults, 12 male children and three male infants. According to reports, 23 returnees had minor medical cases. They were

Kisumu — Outgoing Migori Governor Zachary Okoth Obado has rallied the Luo community to support the President- Elect William Ruto noting that he harbors no hatred for the community. Obado who was the point man to Deputy President in the Nyanza region during the campaigns stated that the election is over and the community must

Abuja, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities say the country's inflation rate jumped to nearly 20% in July, compared to last year, the highest in nearly two decades. Consumers in Africa's biggest economy are struggling to keep up with rising prices for basic foods. Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday the country's inflation rate in

United Nations — Thank you, Mr. President. And since this is my first time in the Council since you took over your presidency, if you would allow me, I would like to first thank Brazil for a successful month as President and welcome you in your chair of the presidency and wish you a successful