This new law will empower states, companies, and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in the country. The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has signed the 2023 Electricity Act which is a replacement for the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 into a law. The newly enacted law will de-monopolise Nigerian electricity generation,…
Every now and then, we are treated to the devastating impact of climate change on our environment. If it is not flood washing away homes and cities, it is the extreme weather conditions, such as heat waves and drought that alerts us to the danger facing our planet. But the question we have mostly failed…
A House of Representatives member-elect on the platform of the Labour Party, Godwin Amobi Ogar has expressed his surprise at the intelligence and preparedness of President Bola Tinubu, after his encounter with him. Amobi who was elected to represent the Isiuakwato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State at the House of Representatives said he did not…
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has identified dishonesty as one major drawback affecting public administration in the country. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, the 38-year-old Speaker of the 8th state Assembly said due to his age, some critics had underrated him. “I am a young man and…
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has directed the suspension of all appointments in the state civil service from October 1, 2022, saying it is indiscriminate, irregular and does not follow due process. This is contained in a statement by Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPA) to the governor, Gyang Bere.The statement also directed all…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Monday, June 12, hear a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking to dismiss the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the state, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. The adjournment by the three-member tribunal led by…
Six students drawn from various secondary schools will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) in Disneyland, Florida, United States. The yearly event, which attracts students from over 150 countries, is designed to test students’ capabilities in the use of Microsoft software. A statement by the organiser of the Microsoft Office…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has expressed concern on the continuous incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. Senator Sani, who spoke on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television programme, stated that he had stayed in a prison for a long…
African Director, International Association of World Peace Advocates, IAWPA, Dr John Metchie, has called on the main opposition leaders, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and others to heed the call by President Bola Tinubu to put political differences behind and join hands with him to…
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Nigerians to consider electing a female president for the growth and development of the country. Sahel Standard gathered that Obasanjo gave the charge at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun state. “From my own view, if we want…
