Again, National Electricity Grid Supply Suffers Disruption Minister condemns attack on Ikeja Disco Discos want errant officers punished Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja, Dike Onwuamaze and Peter Uzoho in Lagos Again, many parts of Nigeria were left in darkness yesterday, as the national
grid abruptly lost over 2,000 megawatts, resulting in about the second supply disturbance for the year 2025. This occurred same day the federal government condemned Thursday's attack by the personnel of the Nigerian
Air Force on the headquarters and facilities of the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC), a development that left several persons injured and equipment vandalised. Also, yesterday, the Association
of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), the umbrella body of Discos, asked the Nigerian Air Force, the military, and the presidency to fish out officers and men of the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, that attacked staff
and journalists at Ikeja Disco. The Director General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, urged the federal government to offset all outstanding electricity supply debts
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Rumbling in PDP Deepens as Party Sets Up South-south Zonal Caretaker Committee Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a caretaker
committee for the party's south-south zone. This was disclosed in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba yesterday.
A faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, had reelected Dan Orbih as chairman of the zone.
The congress held in Calabar. The party's national leadership had last week cancelled the zonal congress, explaining that the reelected zonal chairman was still under suspension.
Wike and former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke and several allies of the FCT minister had attended the zonal congress that is now cancelled
This was despite a letter by the embattled National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, that he was authorised
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L – R: Senior Gender & Economic Inclusion Advisor, Africa, IFC, Adaorie Udechukwu; Chief Talent Officer, Coronation Group Ltd, Pai Gamde; Senior Special Assistant to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Entrepreneurship Development in Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Chalya Shagaya; Joke Silva; CEO, NGX, Jude Chiemeka; GCEO, NGX Group, Temi Popoola; Minister for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa; Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola; Group Chairman, NGX Group, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga; Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama; Group CEO, Future View, Elizabeth Ebi; Director, NGX Group, Ojinika Olaghere and Divisional Head, Business Services and Client Experience, CSCS Plc, Onome Komolafe, during the IWD celebration at the Exchange in Lagos…yesterday
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