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Expect 11,000 MW Of Electricity By 2023 — Lai Mohammed

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Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has told Nigerians to expect 11,000 MW, megawatts of electricity by 2023 following the agreement the Nigerian government reached with German firm Siemens.  He said the German firm will be growing the present 3,400 megawatts to 7,000MW by the end of next year. Lai Mohammed added that they will then grow the megawatts to 1,000...

Expect 11,000 MW Of Electricity By 2023 — Lai Mohammed

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Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has told Nigerians to expect 11,000 MW, megawatts of electricity by 2023 following the agreement the Nigerian government reached with German firm Siemens.  He said the German firm will be growing the present 3,400 megawatts to 7,000MW by the end of next year. Lai Mohammed added that they will then grow the megawatts to 1,000...

Save Umunwanwa Road From Further Devastation, Abia Assembly Begs NDDC

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Abia State House of Assembly members have expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Umunwanwa Road in Umuahia, the state capital, seeking the return of Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to site. ABN TV reports at the resumed plenary on Wednesday, the Member Representing Umuahia South State Constituency, Hon Barr Jerry Uzosike, who brought the issue as a matter of Urgent...

Save Umunwanwa Road From Further Devastation, Abia Assembly Begs NDDC

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Abia State House of Assembly members have expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Umunwanwa Road in Umuahia, the state capital, seeking the return of Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to site. ABN TV reports at the resumed plenary on Wednesday, the Member Representing Umuahia South State Constituency, Hon Barr Jerry Uzosike, who brought the issue as a matter of Urgent...

Abia Assembly Mourns Late Solomon Ogunji

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......Says he served the State Meritoriously Members of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly during plenary on Wednesday, 27th May 2020, commiserated with Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Ogunji family and the people of Abia State over the unfortunate demise of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji. The House described the late Commissioner as a man known for standing...

Abia Assembly Mourns Late Solomon Ogunji

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......Says he served the State Meritoriously Members of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly during plenary on Wednesday, 27th May 2020, commiserated with Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Ogunji family and the people of Abia State over the unfortunate demise of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji. The House described the late Commissioner as a man known for standing...

We Have Validated Three Claims Of COVID-19 Local Cure – PTF

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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has announced that three out of the numerous claims of COVID-19 herbal cure have been validated and forwarded to relevant authorities for validation. The Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday, made the announcement while briefing journalists in Abuja. Details coming… https://abntv.com.ng/2020/05/covid-19-vaccine-wont-be-ready-until-2021-ptf-boss/

Over 500 Ghost Projects Approved In 2019 Budget For NDDC – Acting MD

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The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei has alleged that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with about 500 non-existing projects. Professor Pondei, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, explained that a huge amount of money was appropriated for bogus projects. He was reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the...

IPOB Observes Biafra Day Without Sit-At-Home

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INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the annual Biafra day celebration, to commemorate fallen heroes of Biafra after the civil war, will not be observed with a sit-at-home order as it was in the past. Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement in Owerri, said the celebration, which would hold between May 27 and...

Nigerian Airports Set For Reopening, Passengers Issued Warnings

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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said it has put in place arrangements on passenger facilitation, ahead of the resumption of flights. The General Manager Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, stated this while speaking at an aviation webinar organised by Women in Aviation (WIA) Nigeria with the theme: “Aviation: The New Norm in the post-COVID-19.” Yakubu warned passengers...

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