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  NEWS Darkness hits Nigeria as National grid collapses again. Darkness has hit Nigeria as the National grid recorded another collapse on Monday. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. According to him, the general system collapse occurred at 18.48 hours on Monday. The Disco said the development had led to a loss of power supply across its franchise. “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network. “Consequently, due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of ...

  Libya threatens legal action over Nigeria’s withdrawal from AFCON qualifier  The Libyan Football Federation has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya, threatening to take legal action to protect its national team’s interests. The Super Eagles cited safety concerns after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours following an unexpected diversion on Sunday, prompting Nigeria to  pull out  of the match, initially set for Tuesday, October 15. In its statement shared by The Libya Observer, the LFF accused the Nigerian Football Federation of failing to cooperate in organising the match and causing the confusion that led to the current situation. The statement read, “The Libyan Football Federation condemns the measures taken by the Nigerian Football Federation by refusing to play the Libya-Nigeria match in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, stressing that it...

  Import duty: FG may ground 60 private jets today. The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, will on Monday (today) ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira,  The PUNCH can authoritatively report. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which were exclusively sighted by  The PUNCH  on Sunday, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024.  There are reports that duties are not being paid on the majority of private jets currently in the country with the NCS seeking to recover unpaid import duties running into several billions of naira. The development reportedly led the NCS to carry out a one-month verification exercise on all private jet owners in the country between June and July. The latest decision to ground the private jets is coming almost three months after the NCS verific...

https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-12-7.42.24-PM.jpg Amid the economic hardship in Nigeria, activist cum politician, Aisha Yesufu, has described President Bola Tinubu as a bad person.  Yesufu was reacting to Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume’s remark that those Tinubu surrounds himself with are behind Nigeria’s economic hardship. Ndume had said some individuals are behind the “harmful policies” under Tinubu-led administration rather than focusing on controlling inflation and stabilising the exchange rate.  Ndume said these people are working to undermine Tinubu’s administration, while expressing concerns over the rising prices of fuel, food, and essential goods. He said: “Those who are bent on making the President look bad will stop at nothing in inflicting pain on Nigerians through the so-called reforms until things get out of hand, and the blame will be on President Tinubu. “I believe President Tinubu means well for Nigeria and Nigerians. I know ...