By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has blacklisted one of its major wire and cable suppliers for failure to provide it with wires at the weekend to resume immediate electricity supply to a community in Abia State which had been without power for three weeks following the destruction of six…
By Clement Olumba “When a man decides to publicly show off his dance steps, he must be ready to accept unfavorable comments.” It is no longer news that the Nigerian nation has continued to wallow in darkness forced upon her due to inadequate electricity power supply. Decade after decade the story remains the same and…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity company (DisCo), has assured the people of Umuomainta in Mbawsi-Nsulu of Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State that they will celebrate Easter this weekend with light. The assurance is contained in a statement by the Aba Power Senior Brand and Communications Manager, Edise Ekong, this…
By Femi Anamelechi Against the background of Nigeria’s deteriorating electric power crisis, a leading Nigerian energy expert, Professor Bart Nnaji, has outlined a number of measures he says the country has to take immediately to arrest the situation. Delivering the 30th, 31st and 32nd graduation lecture of the Abia State University at Uturu, Professor Nnaji,…
By Cosmas Okereafor The United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), yesterday, February 12, celebrated five years of successful operations in Lagos. It was also remarked that, the airline will begin internatiomal operations on the lucrative Lagos — New York route by the second quarter of 2026.The Chairman of the airline, professor Obiora Okonkwo, during the anniversary ceremony…
By Femi Anamelechi Nigerian youths have been urged to embrace skills acquisition and other empowerment opportunities provided in various intervention programmes offered by government and other stakeholders as a safeguard against falling into the trap of substance abuse and other social vices.Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed…
By Femi Anamelechi A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear. Onyekwere was arrested on Thursday…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has pledged an improved power supply to customers following resumed full electricity supply to its customers after an interruption in gas supply to its embedded power generation company (GenCo), the 188MW Geometric Power Aba Ltd in the Osisoma Industrial Layout. Ugo Opiegbe, the Aba…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has attained the ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) certifications. The certificates were presented to the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, at the Authority’s Headquarters in Lagos, marking the culmination of months of dedicated effort, rigorous internal auditing, and organisational improvements. ISO…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified of an accident involving a Cessna 172 aircraft, with nationality and registration marks 5N-ASR, operated by Skypower Express. This was contained in a press statement issued by the spokes person of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau(NISB), Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji. According to her,…
