Lagos in talks with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers — Sanwo-Olu
…Targets 60% population By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said, yesterday, that his administration is in touch with manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine. Lagos is the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria, with 35,804 cases in total, the highest from any region. It recorded 360 new cases of the virus on Sunday, […]
South Africa experiences heavy rains, floods
South Africa experienced heavy rains and floods due to cyclone Eloise in the past weekend which are continuing in various parts of the country with some people being evacuated. Sipho Hlomuka, Member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal disclosed this on Monday. He said KwaZulu-Natal which is next to […]
Power sector deficit hits N396.86bn in 9 months
By Ediri Ejoh The liquidity situation in Nigeria’s power sector has worsened, as the indebtedness of the distribution companies, DisCos, to Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, Plc., has increased to N396.86 billion, indicating an increase of seven per cent, compared to N368.83 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. This debt profile accrued by […]
Nigeria’s LPG supply increases by 11% to 83,900MT in one month
***As NLPGA celebrates 1m MT consumption target By Udeme Akpan THE supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, has increased by 11 per cent to 83,900.761 Metric Tonnes, MT, in December 2020, according to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA. A breakdown of data obtained from the PPPRA showed that of the 83,900.761MT supplied in […]
Again, a call to re-jig the nation’s security system
TWO volatile incidents capable of throwing the entire country into a second upheaval after the 1967-1970 Civil War are brewing in the South-West. One of the two incidents is the reign of terror unleashed on the people of Ibarapa community in Oyo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen and a similar one taking place in Ondo […]
Sen Omo-Agege charges APC stakeholders to make membership registration a success
The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen Ovie Omo-Agege has charged leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC to mobilize party supporters to register officially as members of the ruling party. This was made known in a press statement released by his assistant, Aruviere Egharhevwa, where the Deputy Sen. President encouraged supporters to […]
