Tag: north
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TCN restores power supply in some Northern states
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully restored bulk power supply through its 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56 pm on Wednesday, following the completion of repairs on the vandalized section of the line.
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FG will restore electricity to north within 5 days – Adelabu
Mr Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, on Monday, said electricity would be restored to the 17 northern states that had suffered blackout due vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
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Tinubu not discriminating against North – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is not working against the interests of Northern Nigeria. Shettima spoke on Wednesday in Kano while receiving a Federal Government’s delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Bajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the death of his mother-in-law. Hajiya Maryam Abubakar.
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Just in: Senate approves establishment of North West Development Commission
The Senate, on Thursday, passed the North West Development Commission (NWDC) bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone. This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Special Duties on the NWDC (Establishment). The bill to establish the commission was sponsored by the Deputy President…
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Northern Govs hail Tinubu’s landmarks in combating insecurity
… regret unprecedented security challenges in Niger, Katsina, Zamfara, Plateau and Kaduna states The Northern States Governors’ Forum has hailed President Bola Tinubu over his landmarks in effectively combating insecurity in the northern axis of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports this was contained in a communique issued at the end of the Forum’s meeting on…
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Katsina Elders’ Forum not speaking for North – Matawalle
The views of Katsina Elders’ Forum has been described as not reflecting the position of Northern Nigeria on the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that it was wrong for the elders to make such statements.
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Employers now rejecting NYSC members in Northeast
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed concern over the rejection of corps members by some employers in the North-East region. The NYSC Director in charge of the zone, Mr Garinvwa Ishaya, stated this at a one-day Corps Employers’ Forum, on Monday in Yobe The theme of the workshop is: “Deepening Corps Employers Participation…
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Northern Nigeria has potential to feed the nation – Don
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutse, Prof. Abdulkarim Muhammad, has said that Northern Nigeria has the potential to feed the nation and export to other parts of the world if good policies are implemented by the Government.
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2023: Don’t vote for northern candidates, SMBLF cautions delegates
Few days to the national conventions of the political parties, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum ( SMBLF) has cautioned delegates of all political parties, and true lovers of democracy, to reject presidential aspirants from the North, and only vote for those from the South during the party primaries. The group of politicians and…
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PDP has agreed to rezone 2023 presidency to North – Babangida
Babangida Aliyu, a former governor of Niger State, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has agreed to rezone its presidential ticket to the North. Aliyu said the party decided to rezone the presidency to the North following requests from some Nigerians. He spoke while hosting the Atiku Support Organization (ASO) on a visit He…