THE Federal Government has assured that the target of power generation peaking at40,000mw by year 2020 would be realised, with the expectation of more capacities from Mambilla, Zungeru large hydros, grid power from solar, wind and coal-to-power initiative. . Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Amb. Godknows Igali, gave the assurance while playing host to the team of the body of permanent secretaries in the civil service on peer review mission. . He said the review was meant to assist the creation of service-wide framework that would enable Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, deliver on their mandates. Igali identified the key…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, on Thursday said that the PDP was not just a party for the present generation, but for the future generation. . He said this in Abuja, when Gov. Gabriel Suswan of Benue led a delegation of the party stakeholders in the state on a courtesy visit on him. . Mu`azu expressed happiness on the development stride going on in the state, which he said, was the reason the people of the state praised the PDP-led administration. . Mu’azu commended those that remained in the party and called on those who…
Abia State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has said Ndigbo would not field any presidential candidate in 2015. . According to Orji, any presidential hopeful from the South East geopolitical zone planning to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan will be embarking on a futile mission, as the zone is solidly behind the President. . The governor said this in Umuahia when he received a delegation of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos branch, who were on a fact finding and courtesy visit to the state. . Orji said as long as President Jonathan would run for second term in 2015, he remained best bet for…
President Goodluck Jonathan On Thursday commissioned a $20 million Nizamaye Hospital, considered a milestone in bilateral relations between Nigeria and Turkey. . The 80-bed world-class facility cited in an industrial layout in Abuja is the first time Turkey, under the Nigeria-Turkish expatriate business group, ventures into healthcare. . Turkey ambassador to Nigeria Mustafa Pulat said that“This hospital is another token of our interest and determination to come to Nigeria—in the best way we can, of course,” said Mustafa Pulat, Turkey’s ambassador to Nigeria. . “It is our own investment in the human capital of Nigeria,” Pulat added in an interview…
Mr Tom Obey, the Information Communication Technology consultant of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged Nigerians to embrace the use of social media platforms to prevent disasters in the country. . Obey said this during the Social Media Week programme held in Lagos. . In his presentation titled `NEMA and Social Media: How to Use Media Platforms for Disaster Management’, he said there was need for the public to use such platforms in fighting disaster. . Obey defined social platform as the use of new media for social interactions which include networking sites such as facebook, twitter, flickr and…
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed managing director of Zenith Bank,Mr Godwin Emefiele as the new governor of Central Bank. . Information reaching us say the president has forwarded Mr Emefiele’s name to the Senate for approval. He has also nominated Mr Adelabu Adebayo, an Executive Director at First Bank as Deputy Governor of the Apex Bank.
A phone engineer, Ojo Ayokunle, who allegedly stole a handset valued N70,000, was arraigned on Thursday in Lagos. . Ayokunle, 18, who resides at No. 4, Akinpelu St., Oshodi, Lagos, is being tried for stealing at an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. . The accused however, pleaded not guilty. . The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Feb. 7 at No. 5, Church St, Oshodi, Lagos. . Olatunde said that the accused stole one android ipad worth N70,000, property of Miss Vivian Nelly. . “The complainant just bought the phone; she gave it…
The upgraded Nigerian driver’s licence is recognised in the U.S. and Europe, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Thursday. . The Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Chidi Nkwonta, in Lagos said that three states in the U.S. and seven countries in Europe accepted the licence. . According to him, the licence is recognised in Maryland, Washington DC and California in the U.S. as well as Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Austria and Sweden in Europe. . “Maryland accepts Nigerian driver’s licence provided it verifies that it is genuine; Washington accepts Nigerian driver’s licence, and California too.…
An attack by scores of Boko Haram Islamists in the northeast Nigeria town of Bama has killed 60 people and caused massive destruction to public buildings, police told AFP, today. Residents said gunmen stormed the town at roughly 4:00 am (0300 GMT) on Wednesday, armed with heavy weapons and tossed explosives into various buildings, forcing residents to flee into the surrounding bush. . “We are collating the figures and the death toll has risen to 60 from the Bama attack,” said Lawal Tanko, the police commissioner in Borno state, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram’s four-and-half-year Islamist uprising. .…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Lamido Sanusi returned to the country on Thursday after attending an ECOWAS meeting in the Niger Republic. . Sanusi, who was in the company of APC chieftain and former FCT Minister, Nasir El Rufai, was quizzed by the State Security Service, SSS, at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. His international passport was also seized. . It will be recalled that the presidency. announced the suspension of Sanusi, citing. breach of enabling laws, due process and. mandate of the CBN as reasons for the action.