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A possible light in an impossible darkness: The case of Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, the new Minister of Power

By AVM (Rtd) Akugbe Iyamu, MNSA, fsi Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe where have you been? You are bringing possibilities that no one ever thought possible into a chequered electricity environment and that provision of improved electricity supply should not take forever. The chaos in the electricity sector was obvious and damning in the last 10 years ...

Raise $22bn to build your own refinery if it is easy — Emir of Kano challenges Dangote Refinery critics

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has challenged critics of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to raise $22 billion and build a competing refinery, arguing that the facility cannot be described as a monopoly simply because of its scale. Sanusi spoke on Thursday at the Dangote Refinery’s “People’s IPO” roadshow in Kano, where he also ...

Why Kogi will vote Tinubu, APC in 2027 — Fanwo

The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has said the strong interventions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kogi State, alongside the performance of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, will secure massive support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Fanwo said the Federal Government’s interventions in the State had ...

FG orders immediate suspension of Commandant, orders full investigation into Niger mining incident

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye. The suspension follows the alleged deaths of suspected illegal miners in M.I. Wushishi/ Lukoto axis of Minna the state capital. The incident which reportedly occurred in ...