Author: Npo_report
The “sit-at-home’’ order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra is killing the Southeast geopolitical zone and its businesses. The observation was made by Deputy Speaker, House of Representative, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, on Friday in Abuja when executives of the Nigerian Association of Small And Medium Enterprises (NASMEs) paid him a courtesy visit. The NASME executives were led by Mr Abdulrashid Yerima, president of the association. Kalu observed that the Southeast geopolitical zone loses between N10 billion and N13 billion in the transportation sector alone on every sit-at-home day weekly. “When they sit at home in the Southeast, the Southwest,…
A faulty power line of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) electrocuted eight persons at Kabong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau on Saturday, killing six of them. The faulty line emitted sparks and electrocuted the victims in the various homes at about 3 a.m., just as it razed houses and shops in the community. Mr Istifanu John, Sole Administrator of the Jos North Local Government Council, who visited the scene, described it as very unfortunate. He said the accident inflicted other losses on the state and called on the JED to fix all faults that might…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says one of its major concern in the conduct of the Nov.11 Kogi governorship election is the prevailing security challenge in the state. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he visited the Kogi Local Government (LGA) office of the commission, in Kotonkarfe during a visit to the state to monitor mock accreditation in Lokoja on Saturday. Yakubu said that the commission was working with the security agencies to provide secured environment for peaceful and credible election. “Wherever you go in Nigeria, you are sure to see two government offices. One is…
By Kamil Opeyemi People of Ogun State are to expected the creation of more ministries in the state as the Governor, Dapo Abiodun said plans have been concluded for this. He stated this while swearing in newly appointed 20 Commissioners and 22 Special Advisers in the state charging them to brace up for the task ahead of his administration. He said the goal of his administration is to make Ogun the best state to be in Nigeria. The governor said the creation of more ministries will create more appointments adding that political appointments cannot go round. He charged the new…
By Halimah Olamide The Human Rights Watch, an international watchdog on human rights on Saturday condemned Hamas killing of civilians in the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. The organization said entering Southern Israel to kill civilians is totally unacceptable. A statement obtained from the website of the group Saturday morning said armed groups fired rockets at Israel’s towns killings hundreds. “Early Saturday morning, members of armed groups from Gaza, primarily the military wing of Hamas, crossed into southern Israel. “After overcoming Israeli soldiers on the border, they massacred Israeli civilians. Some gunmen attacked an outdoor, all-night dance party and sprayed partygoers with…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu,has urged the Generating companies (GENCOs) and the Distribution companies (DISCOs), to improve on their performance in order to improve electricity. Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Tunji said that the minister made this call while meeting with the management teams of GenCos and DisCos in Abuja. He quoted the minister as saying that the meeting was aimed at finding a lasting solution to the challenges in the power sector that had affected the growth and development of…