Mainstream NIGELEC
24 Dec
International customers enjoying electricity from Nigeria in Niger, Togo and the Benin Republic owe Nigeria the sum of $5.7 million for electricity supply. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) revealed this in its latest report for the third quarter of 2024. Benin Republic's Paras-SBEE and Transcorp-SBEE, Mainstream-NIGELEC from Niger and Odukpani-CEET from Togo were listed…
30 May 2024
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has appealed to the Federal Government to address the persistent issue of non-payment and rising debts within the power sector, particularly from international customers. NERC, in its latest report for the fourth quarter of 2023, disclosed that 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) and four international customers failed to remit…
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Popular crossdresser and social media personality, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, aka Bobrisky, has called on Grammy-winning musician Burna Boy to forgive and help release fellow entertainer Darlington Okoye, beter known as Speed Darlington, from prison. The plea came through a series of posts on Bobrisky’s Instagram story on Sunday, where he expressed deep concern about Speed…
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A 34-year-old father of seven, Monday Elela, has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing and burying his son in a shallow grave over 'habitual' theft. Elela, a bricklayer and farmer, in connivance with his wife, who is on the run, purportedly committed the crime at their home in…
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Let me start by acknowledging that storytellers increasingly seek to replace historians in shaping narratives. While anyone can become a storyteller, not everyone can be a historian. Storytelling involves crafting real or fictional narratives designed to entertain, educate, or inspire, often without strict adherence to factual accuracy. History, by contrast, is a meticulous record of…
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Tottenham narrowly avoided FA Cup embarrassment against non-league Tamworth as they needed extra-time before securing a 3-0 win in the third round on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou's side, currently 12th in the Premier League, are 96 places above Tamworth, who sit 16th in the fifth tier National League. But the supposed gap in quality was rarely…
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A 24-year-old female corps member, Oluwaseyifunmi Akande, has appealed to Nigerians to come to her rescue as she struggles to raise N6 million for a hip replacement surgery. Oluwaseyifunmi, a graduate of Health Information Management from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State, fell ill in August 2024 while serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, after which her…
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Renowned Tanzanian rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped on the streets of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, Amnesty International and her organisation said. Tsehai campaigns for political change, freedom of expression and women's rights in Tanzania and has 1.3 million followers on X. Amnesty's Kenya branch said she was "kidnapped by three armed men…
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An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, Vienna said on Sunday. "Unfortunately, we have to confirm the case," the foreign ministry told AFP in an email. Earlier it said its embassy in Algiers – which is responsible for Niger -- "has been informed of the possible kidnapping of an…
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Nova Commercial Bank has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos, to grant an order winding up Sunrise Products Ltd for failure to liquidate a debt of $2,587,891.21 and N276,567,150.63 allegedly owed to the bank. The bank averred that the firm is bankrupt because it has failed to pay up the debt despite repeated demands, adding…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the alarming allegations of organ harvesting and human trafficking across Nigeria, as recently revealed by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The association, through its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, described the unfolding scandals as…
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Billionaire businessman Prince Arthur Eze has said that President Bola Tinubu means well for Ndigbo, stressing that his recent visit to Enugu State, the establishment of the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC), the promise to complete the eastern rail line, as well as support for the Anambra-Imo River Basin Authority, among others, are indications of his…