Month: September 2025

Dangote Group mourns Phyna’s sister

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Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna, passed away weeks after a collision involving one of the company’s vehicles at Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State. The Dangote Group has expressed its sorrow over her passing. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ruth Otabor, who was injured in the recent road incident involving one of our trucks in Auchi, Edo State,” the firm said in a statement released soon after her passing was announced. The Dangote Group stated that all of Ruth’s family’s financial…

Lagos police ban street procession by Egungun

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The current Egungun festival is subject to limitations imposed by the Lagos State Police Command, which confine all associated activities to specified celebration locations and outing points. According to the police, the instruction aims to protect property and lives while upholding the rights of all state-wide religious and cultural groups. CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, made this announcement on Sunday. The Lagos State Police Command officially declares that all Egungun masquerade festival activities will only be permitted at approved masquerade outing locations and celebration sites.…

FG Introduces Nationwide Curricula to Reform Education

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In order to prepare Nigerian students for the future, the Federal Government claimed to have finished a thorough review of the basic, senior secondary, and technical education curricula. This was revealed in a statement released to journalists on Sunday and signed by Boriowo Folasade, the Ministry of Education’s Director of Press and Public Relations, on Friday. Speaking in Abuja, Folasade claimed that Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, the Minister of State for Education, has unveiled the curriculum on behalf of Dr. Maruf Alausa, the Minister of Education. In cooperation with important education…

FG to Leverage AI in Push for $1 Trillion Economy

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According to Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria is relying on artificial intelligence (AI) as part of President Bola Tinubu’s plan to transform the most populous country in Africa into a $1 trillion economy. His comments come after he was listed alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI founder Sam Altman in TIME magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential figures in AI. He was acknowledged for helping to shape the technology’s future globally. Citing a national policy, research initiatives, and partnerships with international technology companies,…

FG Threatens to Disconnect Gencos from Grid Over Non-Compliance

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National Grid Recovery Nears Completion – TCN Gives Update

A governor is a control system that regulates the speed or output of a turbine or generator in power generation. Its primary function is to maintain a stable speed or frequency. Confused by the ongoing collapse of the national grid, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has issued an order requiring all electricity generation companies connected to the grid to implement Free Governor Control across their generating units. The order, referenced NERC/2025/094, was signed on August 26, 2025, by the commissioner, legal, licensing & compliance, Dafe Akpeneye,…