Day: September 24, 2024

2024 World Maritime Day: Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan commends Nigeria

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Ramalan

…Calls for holistic evaluation of Seafarers’ capacity development programme, employment and welfare As the World celebrates the 2024 World Maritime Day (WMD), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, the Pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Board, and currently the National Seafarers Welfare Board Trustee, has called on the Federal Government to commit to a continuous review of all capacity development programmes of Seafarers’ of both Officers and Rating cadre. Ramalan gave this advice in an issued press statement to mark the 2024 World Maritime Day. According…

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Electricity: Tariff hike looms, as power subsidy hits N181bn

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Edited in Prisma app with Oleander

Electricity customers on Band-A feeders may face a tariff increase as the Federal Government’s electricity subsidy rose to N181.63bn in September, up from N102.30bn in May. Recall that the Federal Government had removed subsidies for Band-A customers in April, raising tariffs to N225 per kilowatt-hour, prompting public outcry. Despite a temporary reduction in tariffs, the subsidy continued to rise, driven mainly by foreign exchange rates and inflation. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has indicated that further tariff adjustments may be needed unless power generation costs drop. According to data…

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Nigeria’s External Reserves hit 22-month high, to $37.31bn — CBN

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CBN HQ

Nigeria’s external reserves have reached a 22-month high of $37.31bn, reflecting significant foreign inflows into the country’s economy. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that as of September 18, 2024, the reserves hit the highest level since November 4, 2022, when they stood at $37.36bn. This marks a notable recovery in Nigeria’s foreign currency position. On a year-to-date basis, the country’s reserves surged by 12.99 per cent, or $4.29bn, from the $33.02bn recorded at the start of the year on January 2, 2024. Data from the CBN…

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“There’ll be 3-days nationwide thunderstorms”, NiMet warns

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NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a weather outlook predicting thunderstorms nationwide from Monday, September 23, to Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The outlook forecast morning thunderstorms starting on Monday in some parts of Sokoto, Kebbi and Borno States, while parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto States would experience the phenomenon later in the day. The statement added that: “Thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states during the morning hours.…

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Reactions, as bandit solicits support to kidnap President Tinubu

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Bandit calls

A video of a bandit calling on Nigerians to support him to kidnap, President Bola Tinubu has generated reactions from Nigerians on social media. According to reports that the activities of bandits on social media have increased recently. The bandits are now using social media, especially TikTok, to display collected ransoms and mock the government. The bandit spoke in Hausa language in the video. Reacting to the video, an X user, Pharaoh, @Ugochukwu_96, wrote,“The government will tag what they said as a joke, but if an ordinary citizen should make…

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Kogi Assembly calls for EFCC Chair, Olukoyede’s immediate sack

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Kogi Assembly calls

…Alleges assassination attempt on Gov. Ododo, Yahaya Bello Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate-past State governor , Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, yesterday, condemned what they described as the EFCC operatives’ unprovoked attack on the Kogi State Government Lodge, saying it was an attack on the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, and the entirety…

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Edo 2024: “INEC, Nigeria’s most dangerous institution” – Davido

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Davido

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has nothing nice to say about the National Electoral Commission (INEC) and how it conducted the just-concluded gubernatorial elections in Edo State. The incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo of PDP, lost the election to the APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the keenly contested election concluded on Sunday night. Davido has shown keen interest in politics, particularly in Osun State, where his uncle Ademola Adeleke contested for and emerged as governor. On 15 September, he endorsed Mr Ighodalo and urged young voters in…

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‘Edo governorship election results manipulated’ – Yiaga Africa

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Yiaga Africa

One of the leading civil society organisations accredited to observe Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, Yiaga Africa, has declared that the election failed integrity test, as there was widespread manipulation of results. This is contained in the post-election statement of the organisation on the governorship election, co-signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Chair of the 2024 Edo Election Mission, and Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of…

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Mastermind of 121 students of BethelBaptist High School, Kaduna, Kachalla Tukur Sharme, eliminated – State Govt.

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KDSG on bandit

A fratricide clash has resulted in the death of a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Tukur Sharme, the mastermind of the kidnap of 121 students from Bethel Baptist High School, Kujama, Kaduna State, on July 5, 2021. He was killed along with other members of his gang in Kaduna State. The fierce gun duel enabled some kidnapped citizens to escape from captivity. This information emerged following diligent follow-up operations and extensive human intelligence networks reported by the State’s Overseeing Commissioner of the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,…

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