October 6, 2022

[GIST] Nigeria needs energy transition plan –Experts

[GIST] Nigeria needs energy transition plan –Experts

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Investors in renewables have called on the Federal Government to take advantage of the huge global opportunities in renewables, saying the country no longer needs to continue with fossil fuel exploration. The call was made during the Renewable Energy Stakeholders conference organised by the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria in Lagos. They said fossil fuel


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[GIST] MTN ranked best network in Sub-Saharan Africa

[GIST] MTN ranked best network in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Global data and technology firms, Ookla and UmlauT, have nominated MTN as the best network in Sub-Saharan Africa. A statement said, “Using insights from its data platform, ‘Speedtest’, which tests Internet connection performance, Ookla, a network firm based in the United States, assessed four network providers, MTN, Airtel, Orange, and Vodacom, which account for 62


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October 5, 2022

[GIST] FG sues Meta over illegal ads, demands N30bn

[GIST] FG sues Meta over illegal ads, demands N30bn

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The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria says it has lodged a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to a statement by the regulatory body for Nigeria’s advertising ecosystem, ARCON is seeking a declaration, among


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[GIST] We’re ready for World Cup – Flamingos captain

[GIST] We’re ready for World Cup – Flamingos captain

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Flamingos’ captain Alvine Dah-Zossu says the 3-1 victory over Galatasaray in a recent friendly is a morale booster for the team ahead of the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The Flamingos are in Turkey for a 10-day camping programme to tidy up preparations for the biggest U-17 women’s football tournament. “The atmosphere in


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[GIST] PSC warns against misconduct, sanctions senior officers

[GIST] PSC warns against misconduct, sanctions senior officers

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The Police Service Commission, on Tuesday, announced the dismissal of seven senior police officers over alleged gross misconduct. The commission also approved the demotion of 10 other officers. The decisions were taken during the 15th plenary of the commission. The meeting, presided over by the acting chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, considered all the pending disciplinary


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[GIST] Proper PHC financing key to poverty eradication

[GIST] Proper PHC financing key to poverty eradication

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This week, health commissioners from the 36 states will convene in Abuja to discuss “Financing Primary Health Care in Nigeria” at the PHC Financing Forum under the auspices of the Nigerian State Health Leadership Collaborative. The work of the state commissioners and their partners is cut out for them— commit to improving budgetary allocation to


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[GIST] NASS should curb Buhari’s borrowing spree

[GIST] NASS should curb Buhari’s borrowing spree

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DERIDING strident advice to halt his borrowing spree, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has requested the Senate to approve fresh promissory notes of N402 billion. This will take the debt stock to close to N43 trillion. Inexorably, Buhari is sentencing future generations to a bottomless debt peonage pit. Without tangible landmarks to show


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