President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is a safe hub for investments and that his administration will always provide the needed support to ensure that businesses thrive in the country. Speaking when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Dai Hegen, at the State House on Friday, President … Read more
The management of Reddington Hospital, a top private healthcare facility in Nigeria, has appointed new professionals to join its medical team across different specialties. This was contained in a statement issued by the facility on Thursday. According to the Group Medical Director of Reddington Hospital, Olutunde Lalude, the management decided to improve patient care and … Read more
The Nigerian government has halted the transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market to state governments. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this while speaking at the eighth edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) Nigeria, in Abuja, on Friday. He explained that this was due to the need for state governments … Read more
Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza – including the recent escalation with attacks on the southern city of Rafah – continues to reverberate across the region and the world. It is straining the hitherto rock-solid friendship between Israel and the United States (US) and could cost President Joe Biden the White House later this year as … Read more
As winter’s chill sets in and temperatures drop, Eskom takes proactive measures with the launch of its campaign, ‘Save Your Transformers, Save Lives.’ The power utility reveals a concerning statistic: over 2000 transformers nationwide are struggling under the weight of illegal connections and tampering, leading to overloads and explosions. “Extended periods without electricity in communities … Read more
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has decried the consistent rise in the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.Its representative in Benue, Adewole Oke, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi while delivering a goodwill message during the presentation of the Benue Framework toward addressing humanitarian challenges in the state. … Read more
It’s my pleasure, Mzansi. Really, don’t send your thanks all at once. I will accept cash donations, electricity vouchers, Woolies gift cards … loose change is fine, too. Feel free to have a crack at the comments section below, if you’re feeling talkative. Of course, I’m talking about the 50 days (as of Thursday 17 … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting the region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to defeat the … Read more
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pongola has sentenced truck driver Sibusiso Siyaya to 20 years of direct imprisonment. On Monday, the court convicted Siyaya on 20 counts of murder, as well as reckless and negligent driving and failure to perform the duties of a driver after an accident. Siyaya’s truck collided with a bakkie ferrying 20 … Read more
The Senate has suspended the consideration of a report recommending the suspension of the increase in electricity tariff by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), pending legal advice. The resolution was a sequel to a point of order raised by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Titus Zam, during the plenary. … Read more
