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The World Bank has introduced a cost-effective electrification initiative to allow sub-Saharan Africa to meet the projection of universal electricity access by 2030. The bank said this in a statement on Wednesday while announcing an innovative initiative to accelerate the pace of electrification in Africa to achieve universal access by 2030. The […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its stance on the security of the bimodal voters accreditation system (BVAS). The reassurance comes a few weeks after the commission said it had fortified its portal and made it impossible for elections to be rigged. INEC, had in September, said its result viewing […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has apologised over his recent comment about the Fulani ethnic group. Ortom tendered the apology on Wednesday when he and some of his colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) paid a visit to Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi. While hosting his colleagues in his state […]

Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says he is happy that Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi did not win presidential tickets of their parties.  The former governor of Kano said this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital. Wike, governor of Rivers and member […]

The federal government will bar recalcitrant debtors owing Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) from doing business with ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) or benefitting from public contracts and projects. An insider told TheCable that the federal government would soon issue circulars to all MDAs to that effect. TheCable understands that the […]

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says funds linked to Bola Tinubu in the United States were tax deductions — not drug proceeds. Keyamo spoke on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television. BACKGROUND Over the past few months, there has been public scrutiny of […]

Nurses in the United Kingdom have resolved to go on strike over demand for better pay. The strike is expected to start by the end of the year. According to the BBC, the strike will be the first time the union will go on an industrial action in its 106-year history. […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says he and his allies are still open to reconciliation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike spoke after he met with Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi. Three other governors — Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu […]