The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has attributed the current blackout in the northern part of the country to sabotage and vandalisation of the infrastructure of the ministry and not grid collapse. The Minister spoke on Tuesday, 29 October 2024, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power at the National Assembly in Abuja. He told the lawmakers that urgent measures must be taken to secure the nation’s assets from being ruined by bandits and terrorists. He also said that serious efforts are ongoing to restore electricity to the north and this would be achieved within 72 hours.…
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The Federal Government has fulfilled its promise to restore power to the northern part of the country that has been in darkness for more than 10 days. Restoration was achieved on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 as bulk power supply was restored through the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56pm, following the completion of repairs on the vandalized section of the line and in line with the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu’s promise that power would be restored within three days. He gave the promise on Tuesday while speaking with the Senate Committee on Power. The blackout which…
By Olanrewaju Fatunmbi Without being judgmental, it is now more understandable why genuine patriots in Ogun West will want Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (aka Yayi) to throw his hat in the ring for the 2027 governorship election. They are sincerely and convincingly canvassing for him as the best option available among others to present to the State for the epic contest. In doing so, they are taking a cue from the wisdom of elders that often informs the common saying that “it is more humane to proceed from the known with caution than a giant stride into the unknown”. Arguably, Adeola…
Slippery forward Kparobo Arierhi netted a brace as champions Nigeria successfully defended their WAFU U20 title on Wednesday night after a 2-1 defeat of regional rivals Ghana in this year’s final in Lome. The Flying Eagles dominated large swatches of the encounter, but it turned out a game of two halves and Nigeria were imperious in the first half and Ghana turned on the heat in the second. Harcourt came up with a clever palm-down when the Ghanaians broke through from the left with a cross and a header in the 14th minute, and then punched the ball away after…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an investigation of the attacks on Ogbe-Ozoma Quarters of Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State by suspected land grabbers. Consequently, he directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department, and Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command Headquarters to decisively investigate all criminal infractions committed against the community and consolidate all pending petitions. The elated indigenes of Ogbeozome Quarters of Okpanam made the submissions in a statement signed by Chief Felix Okafor, Sunday Nwanze, Lucky Abuah and Chinedu Ofuani for and on behalf of Oshimili North LGA of…
The Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala has inaugurated a block of offices rehabilitated by his administration at the Mushin General Hospital at Oliyide Street, Mushin. The building, Block D, was fully rehabilitated for the use of staff of the General Hospital. It was formerly in a state of dilapidation before the intervention of the Ajala administration. “We rehabilitated this block for the use of the staff of the Mushin General Hospital. It is our contribution to the improved welfare for staff, medical staff and patients at the hospital,” he said. Ajala also assured that…
Vanuatu, an island nation which comprises of 83 islands in the South Pacific ocean, about 800 kilometres west of Fiji and 1800 kilometres east of Australia, has reached out to IPADA Initiative, through its Trade Commission in Ghana. The Vanuatu Trade Commission in conjunction with the African Diaspora Central Bank (ADCB) has rolled out a mega support for IPADA Initiative that will see the contemporary knowledge of Al impacted to over 5 million Africans in the next one year. H. E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Hugh Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, while breaking this news via a letter written to…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is gearing up to launch new Contracting Cycle Guidelines for the oil and gas industry in compliance with the Presidential Directives on Local Content announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March 2024 to accelerate oil and gas contract timelines, incentivize investments in the sector and increase Nigeria’s crude oil production. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe announced this at the two-day Contracting Cycle Guidelines Sensitization Workshop organized in Lagos by the Project Certification and Authorization Directorate (PCAD) of the Board for international and indigenous operating oil and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, speaking Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 in Abuja, commended the Implementation Committee on the Naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products and asked the members to resolve any teething problems. In a review meeting at the State House, the President said that using the Naira was conceived to remove the exchange rate hurdle. “Whatever solution we proffer in crude oil and refined products sales in Naira should not take us back to our experience in the last 40 years. “There can be cost and revenue adjustment in the oil sector, but the issue is that the…
After spending 16 consecutive years in the Lagos State House of Assembly, ex-Lawmaker Rotimi Emmanuel Olowo is seeking to become the next Chairman of Somolu Local Government Area, thegazellenews.com can exclusively reveal. Olowo represented Somolu State Constituency I in the state Assembly between 2007 and 2023, spanning four terms and totalling a total of 16 years. Thegazellenews.com can also revealed that Olowo was Chairman of various committees consider as juicy when he was in the House such as Finance, Budget/Appropriation and Local Government Affairs committees. He left the House of Assembly in 2023 after failing to win the ticket for the All…