In a bid to improve billing accuracy and enhance customer satisfaction, the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has announced the rollout of 1,880 prepaid meters to Band A customers as part of the Meter Asset Funds (MAF) Scheme. This strategic initiative follows the cessation of electricity subsidies for Band A customers in April and aims…
The mindboggling harvesting of human parts while they are alive is taking a new twist in Benue State. Recent reports of chilling incidents indicate that the perpetrators of organ harvesting have found safe haven in Benue state, where they have gone steps ahead of law enforcers. Sultan Rabiu reviews the strategies (how they lure their…
A 36-year-old man, Laminu Ahmed, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 7-year-old girl by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), successfully prosecuted the case, leading to the conviction of Ahmed on Thursday. In a statement made…
Not too long ago, precisely in October this year a One Chance robber was lynched in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. He was a member of a syndicate which operated around the NYSC junction, along the Kubwa express way in Abuja. He met his waterloo on a fateful Tuesday morning. Eyewitnesses said the suspect arrived the…
The Federal Government has revealed plans to position Nigeria as a player in the global aquaculture and fisheries sector through the adoption of science-based management measures and the implementation of best practices. This commitment was outlined by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, at the National Fishery and Aquaculture Policy validation workshop…
The Federal Government has set in motion a strategic plan to reclaim Nigeria’s Category ‘C’ seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, ahead of the elections slated for November/December 2024. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Wednesday by the FMM&BE head of Press and Public Relations Muhammad Tahir Zakari…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported a new attack on the 330kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line, marking the latest in a series of vandalism incidents that have severely disrupted power supply across the nation. According to a statement released by Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, the incident occurred early Saturday morning,…
Dr. Obatomi Alalade, a consultant physicalist has highlighted the disturbing rates of bullying among Nigerian adolescents, with figures ranging from 21% to as high as 82%. Alalade said this on Friday at a weekly interaction forum on X space organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) and monitored by our correspondent. Speaking on…
The National Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria, (NOPPMAN) has declared a state of emergency, urging coordinated action from all relevant stakeholders, including the government and financial institutions. Speaking at a conference in Abuja on Thursday, the President, NOPPMAN, Isa Aliyu highlighted several critical issues impacting farmers. Aliyu who is also the regional…
