transformers
2 Nov
An unidentified man was electrocuted while attempting to steal transformer cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) on Friday in Gombe. Confirming this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, said the incident happened at about 7:00a.m. “Around 7:00a.m. on…
30 Aug
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has raised an alarm that no fewer than 43 transformers have been vandalised by hoodlums in its substations across Ekiti State in the last six months. The management of BEDC stated that due to the activities of the vandals, several communities in the state have been plunged into darkness,…
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The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a solarised fashionhub and a Makerspace in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to drive innovation and equip young people with the skills needed for entrepreneurship and technological advancement. Speaking at the unveiling on Friday in Abuja,…
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The Getty Conservation Institute, USA, has donated dozens of books to the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. This is contained in a statement by Auwalu Umar, Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university, on Friday in Zaria. He said the book donation was facilitated by Terry Little, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of…
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Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the procurement of 54 patrol vehicles and motorcycles to support military operations in new Marte, a strategic location in the northern part of the state. Zulum announced the approval on Friday during a visit to new Marte, where he assessed the security situation and inspected arrangements for…
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President Donald Trump on Friday said USAID should "close," in an escalation of his already unprecedented campaign to dismantle the massive government aid agency. "THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE. CLOSE IT DOWN!" Trump wrote in a trademark all-caps statement on his Truth Social app. Trump, who began his second term last…
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The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation. M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the city of Goma…
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The Rabiu Kwankwaso-led faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), on Friday, rejected the recent convention that led to the election of Dr. Agbo Major as the party’s National Chairman. The faction also denounced the convention as illegitimate and reaffirmed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), formed in 2022 under INEC supervision,…
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Chelsea will face Manchester City in an all-English quarter-final in the Women's Champions League, while holders Barcelona were drawn against Wolfsburg on Friday in a repeat of the 2023 final. Women's Super League leaders Chelsea pipped City to the English title on goal difference last season and are on course for a sixth successive top-flight…
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Manchester City women's star striker Khadija Shaw pulled out of her side's League Cup semi-final win over Arsenal after being subjected to racist and misogynistic abuse online. City reported abuse directed towards Jamaica international Shaw to the police following their Women's Super League (WSL) 4-3 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. The sides met again on…
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The UN Human Rights Council decided Friday to launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses committed during the deadly clashes gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In an urgent session requested by DR Congo itself, the United Nations' top rights body adopted a resolution urging M23 fighters to withdraw immediately from occupied areas,…
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Security operatives in Taraba State have rescued two kidnapped victims in Isini village, Sarkin Kudu, within Ibi local government council. Confirming the development, the Chairman of the council, Iliya Jibu, stated that the victims, a man and a woman, were abducted at midnight on Wednesday when gunmen attacked the village. Speaking at an interactive…