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IKEDC unveils Lagos areas enjoying 20-24 hours power supply

Electricity Grid

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour (KW/h) from the…

FG plans pilot scheme for public institutions

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Wednesday, said it would begin a pilot phase of the student loan scheme with applicants from public tertiary institutions. This includes students of federal and state universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. It also…

Senegal President names opposition leader, Sonko prime minister

Faye

Left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister. Faye, 44, has never previously held an elected office. He…

FG, INTERPOL in talks over Binance chief’s extradition

Nadeem Anjarwalla

The Federal Government and the International Criminal Police Organisation have commenced the process of extraditing a Binance chief, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from detention on March 22. Security agencies had in February arrested Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambaryan, two executives of…

Fun seekers flood parks, beaches amid tough times

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Fun seekers celebrating the Easter flooded parks, beaches and other event centres in Lagos in a bid to have some pleasure even amid the tough times experienced in the country occasioned by economic hardship. President Bola Tinubu upon his assumption…