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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Saturday in Benin said that there would be power outage in its Amukpe substation for two weeks. This is according to a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs TCN Ndidi Mbah. Mrs...

A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu, has been abducted by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police, the platform reported on Friday. He is currently being held incommunicado at the State...

A fresh order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will, in the next 30 days, create the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO), leading to a split of the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN). The order, marked...

The Nigerian government on Friday said four International Oil Companies (IOCs) will divest from a total of 26 oil blocks in the country. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, said the proposed oil blocks belong...

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has given reasons why Nigeria should adopt State police. The real reason Mr Nwifuru, while speaking on the need for state police, said Nigeria has grown to the extent that central policing will not make...

Three Nigerian players, Ademola Lookman, Victor Boniface, and Nathan Tella, are vying for a spot in this year's Europa League final. Lookman's Italian club Atalanta secured a crucial 1-1 draw in France against Olympique Marseille in their first-leg semi-final clash. Meanwhile,...

Conglomerate Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) anchored the phenomenal expansion in its net profit for the first quarter of the year on a more-than-threefold increase in the cash earned from energy sales. That alone provided 57.2 per cent of its revenue...

The Anambra State Government has arrested a man for allegedly forcing his daughter to marry in the state. The man, Uzochukwu Okoli, was arrested after his daughter reported the incident to the State Commissioner of Women and Social Welfare, Ify...

The death toll in the Enugu-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road lone accident has risen from 15 to 17 persons as of Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Police Command in Enugu...

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has unveiled a N500 million revolving loans scheme for civil servants. Mr Sani disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna during the 2024 May Day Celebration. The governor symbolically distributed dummy cheques to some workers amidst cheers...