The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Independent System Operator, Abdu Bello, has disclosed that Nigeria’s power sector had been losing between N5bn and N8bn monthly due to transmission inefficiencies, but said recent interventions are beginning to reduce the losses and improve grid stability. Bello made this known during the organisation’s first anniversary celebration held at its headquarters in Utako, Abuja, where he presented an overview of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has recorded a total of 3,441,121 completed registrations in the ongoing second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The figure covers both online pre-registrations and physical walk-in registrations carried out across the country as of April 3. A breakdown of the figures showed that 2,068,384 citizens completed their registration through the online pre-registration platform, while 1,372,737 voters registered physically at designated centres nationwide. Among […]

The Federal Government has dismissed claims that Nigeria is on the verge of collapse, insisting that the country is making steady progress in addressing its security and economic challenges. The government’s reaction followed concerns raised by a coalition of civil society organisations, which warned about worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and governance issues across the country. Speaking in Abuja during the 81st General Assembly and 23rd Annual General Meeting of the […]

United States President Donald Trump has warned that any country found supplying military weapons to Iran will face an immediate 50 per cent tariff on all goods exported to the United States. Trump made the declaration on Wednesday, saying the measure would take effect immediately and would apply without any form of exemption. According to him, any nation that provides arms to Iran would be subjected to the tariff as […]