The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that international customers owe $5.7 million for electricity supplied in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The debtors include Paras-SBEE and Transcorp-SBEE from the Benin Republic, Mainstream-NIGELEC from Niger, and Odukpani-CEET from Togo. Under an international treaty, Nigeria exports electricity to neighbouring countries like Benin Republic,…
A group known as Yoruba Nation Youths, has rejected plans to introduce Sharia law or establish Sharia courts in the South-West. The group, in a statement by its diaspora leader and Homebase Leader, Messrs Ayodele Ologunloluwa and Oyegunle Omotoyole, said they are prepared to defend their ancestral land against any attempts to impose Sharia law.…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has dismissed a request by Chief Afe Babalola’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practicing license of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, popularly known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. The petition, submitted by Ola Faro, a lawyer with Emmanuel Chambers,…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onokpasa, has criticized the Federal Government for its performance in food production, following tragic stampedes in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during food distribution events that left over 30 people dead and many others injured. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Onokpasa,…
The National Agency for Food and drug Administration and Control’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate have raided a warehouse at Apongbon Oke Arin Market, following a tip-off about the sale of unregistered food products. Various unregistered items valued at N3,818,802,720 were seized during the operation and the facility has been placed on hold pending further…
