•South Africa’s state owned energy utility, Eskom, has launched the Renewable Energy Tariff pilot programme to assist many businesses who have corporate renewable energy commitments. •This enables customers to source a blended electricity supply with up to 100% of their electricity from one of the utility’s renewable sources. The Renewable Energy Tariff pilot programme gives…
The Federal Government recorded a trade deficit of N1.87 in the first half of the year; data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. This figure was contained in the Foreign Trade Statistics report released on Saturday. According to the report, total merchandise trade during the period stood at 12.03tn, indicating a N2.27tn…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has mourned Olajide Sowore, assuring that the state government will bring his killers to book. Obaseki gave the assurance on Saturday while commiserating with a former presidential candidate and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over the killing of his brother. Olajide, a student of Pharmacy at the Igbinedion University…
A staff member of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has been killed by gunmen who are currently on the run. Abubakar Muhammad, who is the Chief Engineer Electrical of the Physical Planning Directorate of the institution, was killed in his residence located in Burshin Fulani, outskirt of Bauchi Metropolis around 2:30 am on Saturday. Muhammad had…
Radio presenter, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu, of Wazobia FM, has cleared the air on allegations of domestic violence levelled against him by his ex-wife, Uzoamaka Ohiri. Uzoamaka had taken to her Instagram stories on Friday to accuse Nedu of battering her a few weeks after she delivered their child by a Cesarean…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says that as a developing country, Nigeria is unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s ratio of one doctor to 600 patients. Ngige said this at the two-day quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum on Friday, in Abuja….
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says Nigeria has enough doctors, but many physicians are practising outside rural areas. Speaking during a two-day quarterly meeting of the Nigeria health commissioners forum on Friday, Ngige explained why Nigeria may not yet be able to meet up with recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on…
Amiengheme Andrew, Akwa Ibom police commissioner, has ordered the arrest of Joweigha Michael, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), for alleged involvement in the death of Kubiat Isaac, a prospective youth corps member. Isaac, a graduate of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, was said to have been arrested on Sunday, August 29, by the…
Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, says his younger brother, Olajide Sowore, has been shot dead in Edo state. The Sahara Reporters publisher said Olajide who is a student of Igbinedion University, Okada, was killed on Saturday. In a post on his facebook page, Sowore said his brother was killed by kidnappers. “My immediate younger brother,…
