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The Federal Government has declared that it hadcommenced the disconnection of some power firms from thenational grid as a result of their non-adherence to theElectricity Market Rules.Although it did not name the affected power plants, thegovernment explained that the Nigeria Electricity SupplyIndustry was governed by rules, which were absolutelynecessary for the viability and sustainability of the sector.These rules...

The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, ClemAgba, has said that about 60 Federal Government projectsare sited in Edo State under the Economic Sustainability Plan.The minister stated this while commissioning some completedprojects and inspecting others in the Edo-North SenatorialDistrict of Edo.Some of the projects completed and inaugurated by theminister include 1.5kilometer Mogbe-Edegbe Road,4.5kilomet...

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)has spent 1.1 billion dollars on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano(AKK) gas pipeline project, delivering 70 per cent of the trunkwelding.The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari,stated this while inspecting a section of the project at AhokoGbagyi village in Kogi State.Kyari said the project is being funded solely by NNPC,assuring that gas would begin to f...

Tottenham's players have offered to refund fans who made the trip to St James' Park to see their side lose 6-1 to Newcastle United on Sunday. Spurs' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League took a blow as they were swept aside by top-four rivals Newcastle. Newcastle were 5-0 up after just 21 minutes, the second-earliest a side has done so in Premier League history, after Manchester City against Watford in September 2019. The fallout to the defeat saw act...

Two additional Chibok schoolgirls, who have been in captivitysince 2014, have been rescued, following massive troopsoperations in parts of Sambisa forest.A security officer at the 7 Division, Maimalari Cantonment,who is not authorized to talk to the press, confirmed thedevelopment.This comes as troops of 21 Armored Brigade, OperationHadin Kai, Bama, repelled an attack by ISWAP terrorists inthe outskirts of the town ...

Residents in the Benin metropolis have expresseddispleasure over the scarcity of the new naira notes in banks.Customers who spoke to Super fm reporter, Randy Ogbobioat various banks in Benin City decried the unavailability of thenew naira in circulation.Others complained about the system of dispensing cash inthe banking system.It will recall that the Supreme Court had order the central bankof N...

Newly elected members of House of Representatives havebirthed a group, ‘New Dawn’ to take front row in charting thecourse for a new leadership.The 120-member group, which cuts across political divide,said they would work with members to create a new Nigeriathrough robust legislation.Convener, member–elect for Esan West, Esan Central,Igueben, and Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly,Marcus Onobun,...

Lionel Messi has continued to drive speculation that he will return to Barcelona this summer after being pictured having dinner with his former teammates in Catalonia on Monday. Messi's contract with Paris Saint-Germain is due to expire at the end of the 2022/23 season. Super88.1fm sports understands that PSG have accepted that the Argentine is unlikely to put pen to paper on a new deal in the French capital, while he and his representatives had planned to talk to B...