Nigeria loses 62,400GWh electricity as gas flaring rises 18.6%
•Expert blames weak power market, poor gas monetisation incentives By Ediri Ejoh Despite the Federal Government’s gas flaring penalties and efforts to curb the practice, Nigeria lost an estimated 62,400 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of potential electricity generation from flared gas between 2024 and 2025, representing an 18.6 per cent increase from 50,800 GWh recorded during 2022 and […]
UNIBEN VC backs state police, allays fears of abuse by governors
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edoba Omoregie (SAN) on Tuesday threw his weight behind the proposed establishment of state police saying it was an expected component of a federation like Nigeria adding that the fears of abuse by state governors could also be checked. Omoregie […]
Nigeria at war, Tinubu has no strategy to end it — Gbenga Hashim
lSays terrorists still dictate pace of war lCalls for national security overhaul The presidential candidate of Accord party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has declared that Nigeria was at war being led without a coherent strategy to defeat terrorism and restore national security. In a statement, yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim condemned the latest wave of killings in Kaduna, Zamfara, Plateau […]
Tinubu’s re-election will ensure sustenance of economic, social reforms – US-based entrepreneur
By Henry Obetta A United States-based Nigerian entrepreneur/engineer and project management expert, Atilade Oshoniyi, has said that policies introduced by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration were designed to address long-standing structural challenges that had slowed Nigeria’s growth and development over the years, arguing that a second term would provide the stability needed to consolidate ongoing […]
Large taxpayers face fines from July 31, says DigiTax
Large taxpayers that fail to onboard to the Nigerian Revenue Service’s (NRS) electronic invoicing system by July 31 will fall within statutory penalty provisions, the Country Director of DigiTax Nigeria, Olumide Akinsola, has cautioned.
