Day: September 9, 2025

National Grid faces ₦5.6tr revenue loss, as premium customers exit

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National Grid faces loss

…FG drowning in power debt; GenCos warn of collapse Nigeria’s electricity market is on the brink of total collapse, as debts to power firms spiral to ₦5.6 trillion and premium customers abandon the national grid in droves. According to a published  report at the weekend, the Federal Government already owes generation companies (GenCos) ₦4 trillion in legacy arrears, while fresh debts hit ₦1.6 trillion by August, and could reach ₦2.2 trillion by December, pushing total liabilities to ₦6.2 trillion. Sources at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), said the share…

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FCT resident doctors commence 7-day warning strike

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FCT resident doctors

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), yesterday commenced its seven-day warning strike. ARD-FCT President, Dr. George Ebong, made the announcement in Abuja, saying the decision followed resolutions reached at the end of its emergency general meeting held on Friday, September 5. He said the decision is hinged on the attitude of the FCT Administration, (FCTA), despite rounds of extensive dialogue in addressing persistent and unresolved issues affecting the association. Some of the issues raised by the association include lack of manpower, the psychological impact of long working…

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Insecurity: Kaduna Govt. reopens 162 schools, 222 health centres

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Kaduna Govt. on schools2

…500,000 hectares of land recovered in Birnin-Gwari Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says his administration has recorded significant progress in tackling insecurity, with the reopening of 162 previously shut schools and 222 primary healthcare centres across the state. Speaking during an interview on a television programme at the weekend, the Governor said the state’s security strategy, built on both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, has restored normalcy in several troubled local government areas, particularly Birnin-Gwari. Sani noted that when his administration assumed office in 2023, insecurity in Kaduna was severe…

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“Our debts alarming, we must stop reckless borrowing” – H’Reps Speaker, Abbas 

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H'Reps Speaker, Abbas

Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold, and now threatens fiscal sustainability. Speaking yesterday at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) at the National Assembly, Abuja, Abbas said Nigeria’s debt had reached “a critical point”, and called for urgent reforms in borrowing practices and oversight. “As at the first quarter of 2025, Nigeria’s total public debt stood…

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CAN reacts, as Niger Gov. introduces licence for preachers 

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CAN reacts Niger

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, said it will not take legal action against the state government over the introduction of a licence for preaching. The state’s Bureau for Religious Affairs had recently introduced a ‘Da’awah Registration Form and Certification Process’ for preachers, sparking reports that the state government had banned religious preaching. However, CAN’s spokesman, Daniel Atori, said, in a statement on Sunday, that the directive did not affect Christian clerics, and therefore would not warrant a lawsuit. “The Christian Association of Nigeria, Niger state chapter,…

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INEC reveals authentic SDP Nat’l executives

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INEC on SDP

…Sends message to Police The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has recognised the Shehu Musa Gabam-led National Working Committee (NWC) as the authentic leadership of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP). This was contained in a letter addressed to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, which had requested the names of the party’s legitimate officials to help address the protracted leadership tussle within the SDP. The correspondence, signed by the Commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, confirmed Gabam as National Chairman and Dr. Olu Agunloye as National Secretary, alongside other officers elected…

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“Obi won’t get our party ticket in 2027” – Labour Party 

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Labour Party on Obi

The Labour Party (LP)’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has said that former presidential candidate Peter Obi will not secure the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections. Arabambi made this statement yesterday, during an interview on a television programme, where he stated that the LP could survive and thrive without Obi. According to him, the political momentum the party gained in 2023 was largely driven by the #EndSARS movement and widespread public dissatisfaction with the past Buhari administration, not Obi’s personal influence. “We are going to do our 2027…

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NGO drags el-Rufa’i to EFCC over alleged ₦10bn school feeding scam, ₦4.5bn farmers’ fund missing, $6m vanished loan vanished

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NGO drags el Rufa'i to EFCC2

…Warns EFCC of legal action if probe is ignored A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Transparency Honesty Disclosure Trust (THDT), has filed a public interest petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding the probe of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, over what it described as “massive corruption, mismanagement, and reckless looting of public funds” during his 8-year tenure. In the petition, dated September 8, 2025, THDT cited the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s June 6, 2024 report, which it said exposed procurement frauds, inflated contracts, diversion of billions,…

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