By Ovat Abeng The Managing Director of Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), Prof Frank Nwoye Okafor has assured the residents of Anambra State that they would start enjoying regular power supply as soon as the draft electricity regulations are ready. Prof Okafor made the assurance in Onitsha, Anambra State on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Chapter of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), on Tuesday celebrated this year 2026 World International Women’s Day with recognition of outstanding personalities from the State for their various outstanding contributions in Politics, Education, Society and Philanthropy. The event took place at Prof Dura Akunyili Women Development Centre Awka….
By Ben Nsemo An Abuja High Court on Wednesday vacated a bench warrant earlier issued for the arrest of Kabiru Turaki, the factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presiding judge, Justice Peter Kekemeke, set aside the warrant while ruling on an oral application by Turaki’s counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), following the…
By Frank Ulom The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening corporate governance standards in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria. Chairman of NGX Group, Umaru Kwairanga, made this known at the unveiling of the CIoD 2026 Corporate Governance Outlook held in Ikoyi, Lagos. He described the institute as Nigeria’s…
By Frank Ulom Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been encouraged to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, profitability and customer engagement, following a First Bank SMEConnect webinar held in Lagos. The virtual event, themed ‘Business Growth: From Adoption to Integration and Scalable Impact’, was convened by First Bank of Nigeria Ltd to equip…
By Frank Ulom The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Nadabo Energy Limited boss, Abubakar Ali Peters, over an alleged N1.4 billion oil subsidy fraud before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Peters and his company were re-arraigned on Tuesday following the reassignment of the case from…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji A Calabar High Court in Cross River State, Nigeria has ordered the Nigeria police to pay the sum of N1m as damages to Hon. Manghe Romeo Etta, a youth senator representing Manyu Division in Cameroon National Assembly over infringement of fundamental rights. In a judgement delivered at Calabar High court 13, on…
Six young South African scientists will travel to Lindau, Germany, to attend one of the world’s most exclusive scientific gatherings, the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, scheduled for 28 June to 3 July 2026. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is pleased to announce the selections, which were endorsed by the Council for…
…Declares Another Record Dividend of ₦12.76k; Re-affirming Unrivalled Capacity to Creating Value Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of…
By Ovat Abeng FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited in charge of Anambra State, has decried high cases of electricity theft across the state. The Managing Director of the Company, Mr Okechukwu Okafor, disclosed this during a two-day interactive engagement meeting with Onitsha electricity consumers organized by the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), held at…
