Load requirement determines energy production, says TCN

 THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday explained that power generation and evacuation are dependent on what the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos)

‘Criminals among herdsmen more dangerous than coup plotters’

 THE Coalition for A Better Nigeria has said criminals masquerading as herdsmen pose a greater threat to the country’s existence than coup plotters.

In a statement  by its Co-ordinator, Awa Bamiji, the group said the herdsmen crisis was becoming a blight on President Muhammadu Buhari’s peaceful reputation.

Buhari stops privatisation of commodities exchange

 PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has stopped the planned sale or privatisation of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX).

With the stoppage, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to invest at least N50 billion to reposition and restructure the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX).

Why NIN-SIM sync is imperative, by govt

 THE Federal Government on Thursday said it directed the linkage of all subscriber identity module (SIM) cards with the National Identity Number (NIN) to  check and curb the rising insecurity in the country.

Speaking during the handover of the staff of Ecosystem Coordination Strategic Unit (ECSU), Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, its Permanent Secretary, Engr. Festus Daudu said the handover would further enable the government to coordinate its activities.

He said every household has one form of contact or the other with communication equipment which uses SIM. He said the NIN-SIM linkage will make it easy to track down any criminal activities from any household or from any group or individuals.

Wike others mourn as Okowa’s father dies at 88

Arthur Okowa, the father of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, is dead.

It was gathered that he died on Thursday at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba.

The Nation learnt that the governor’s father died on Thursday morning.

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