The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) said it has begun the implementation of the revised service-based reflective tariff as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The new tariff is effective from November 1, 2020 In a statement by the Head Branding and Corporate Communications, Angela Olanrewaju, the Disco stated that customers on the pre-paid platform will be the first to experience the revised tariff whenever they vend in this month of November. However, for post-paid customers the revised tariff will reflect in the electricity bills they receive at the end of November 2020. Olanrewaju said that “the…
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the government cannot meet the request of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) due to present economic situation in the country. ASUU is demanding N110bn for revatilisation of tertiary institutions amongst other requests. Ngige, who stated this on Wednesday night while briefing journalists immediately after a closed-door meeting with ASUU members in Abuja, reiterated that government had offered only N20bn it can afford. “This government is not against revitalisation but this government says that because of dare economic situation, because of COVID-19, we cannot really pay in the N110 billion which…
Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows a day after the election, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s office declared a riot and made at least nine arrests, citing “widespread violence” in the city’s downtown area and repeatedly warning it could deploy munitions and tear gas. Armed police advanced on demonstrators in unison but there were no clashes, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. The protesters had earlier attended a peaceful rally in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the Federal Government’s plan of using hunger as a weapon to weaken its agitation and demands will not work. This is as the Union said it is ready to suspend the seven-month-long strike but cannot work on empty stomachs. Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Ade Adejumo, made the disclosures on Wednesday during a press conference to give an update on the strike action. Adejumo who spoke through Prof Moyo Ajao, Chairperson, Unilorin ASUU urged well-meaning Nigerians to compel government to release the withheld salaries of its members, remit the check-off dues…
A Nigerian-American, Esther Agbaje, has won the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in the 2020 United States election. Agbaje defeated her closest rival, Alan Shilepsky, by a landslide. She scored a total of 17,396 votes, which represents 74.6 per cent of the total votes cast. Shilepsky, a nominee for the Republican Party, scored 4,128 votes, representing 17.7 per cent of the total votes cast. Agbaje confirmed that she would be representing District 59B in the Minnesota House of Representatives on the platform of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFLP), an affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party, on her website. The 35-year-old…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is determined to deploy electronic balloting machines in future elections, beginning with the 2021 Anambara governorship election The Commission also disclosed that it will begin the Continuous Voter Registration (CRV) and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the first quarter of 2021. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made disclosure on Wednesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters to defend the 2021 budget proposals at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Responding to questions by the lawmakers, Yakubu said: “The collection of Permanent Voter Cards is tied to…
Nigerian-American, Oye Owolewa, has been elected as a shadow member of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. According to election results on the website of the District of Columbia Board of Elections on Wednesday morning, Owolewa polled 81.59% of the votes, which represents 164,026 votes against Joyce Robinson-Paul, who scored 18,600 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 15,372 votes. Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara State and mother is from Oyo, was elected on the platform of the Democratic Party in the election. Congressional elections held Tuesday with all the 435 seats in the US House…
The management of an online channel, Gboah TV, has confirmed the death of one its reporters, Onifade Pelumi, who has been missing since Saturday, October 24, 2020. In a statement, the medium said young Onifade was covering the scene of a mob attack at a government facility in the Oko Oba axis of Agege Local Government Area when operatives of the Lagos State Task Force stormed the scene and engaged hoodlums who attempt to loot palliatives at the Ministry of Agriculture store in the Abattoir area of the state. Pelumi, an intern with the online TV, was reportedly wounded during the…
Two members of the ‘chãp chãp’ robbery gang in Akure, Ondo State capital have been arrested by men of the Ondo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). They were said to be terrorising residence of Osinle, Ijoka, Danjuma, Oluwatuyi, and Oke Aro Areas in Akure. Names of the arrested suspects were given as Abednego Asukwo aged 30 and Ajiwe Oluwaseun aged 24. Ondo Commandant of NSCDC, Eweka Edenabu, who paraded the suspects said they were arrested based on credible intelligence and information gathering. Eweka said his men were on the trail of the gang for several…
Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump in Arizona to become the second Democratic presidential candidate since 1948 to win the longtime Republican stronghold. According to AP, Biden has been declared the winner of Arizona and its 11 electoral votes, just announced. With Arizona in his column, Biden could potentially afford to lose Pennsylvania and still win the election if he carries Wisconsin and Michigan, the UK Guardian reports. Biden’s win in Arizona substantially limits Donald Trump’s path to victory, a fact that the president’s allies appear to be keenly aware of. Also, Mark Kelly, a Democrat, and former astronaut,…