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Prepare for electricity tariff hike, EKEDC tells customers

Prepare for electricity tariff hike, EKEDC tells customers

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC,has urged consumers within its franchise network to prepare for adjustment in electricity tariffs. The Chief Executive Officer, EKEDC, Mr Oladele Amoda, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting with electricity consumers from the 11 Business Units under its jurisdiction in Lagos.

Nigeria loses N532bn annually to  smuggling of poultry products

Nigeria loses N532bn annually to smuggling of poultry products

NIGERIA is losing about $2.7 billion (about N532 billion) annually in revenue to smuggling of poultry products, the Poultry Association of Nigeria has said. President of the association, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, stated this while speaking during the 2015 Nigeria poultry summit, adding that smuggling of frozen chicken into Nigeria was a major challenge facing the sector.

Illness and concessions for breaking fast

Illness and concessions for breaking fast

A minor headache for example with no other conditions may not in many instances constitute a situation where a person can use the flexibility of the injusction of illness to skip Ramadan fast. Scholars agree that sickness that doesn’t cause any hardship cannot be used as an excuse for not fasting. Some of the conditions for breaking fast during Ramadan are as follows:

Court withdraws from entertaining Babalakin’s case

Court withdraws from entertaining Babalakin’s case

Lagos—Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High sitting in Lagos, yesterday, withdrew from the fundamental rights suit by Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN, against the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

23 lives lost to disaster in 3 months – NEMA

23 lives lost to disaster in 3 months – NEMA

No fewer than 23 persons were lost while 10 persons suffered various degrees of injuries to various disasters which occurred in the South-west zone in the past three months.