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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector has opened opportunities for increased delivery of electricity.’’ Speaking at the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the State House Conference Centre, the President said the target of providing 11,000 megawatts by 2023 was realistic and realizable, and would provide a lifeline for many businesses and improve the living conditions of many Nigerians. President Buhari noted that increase in price of electricity and deregulation of the petroleum sector were crucial decisions that were taken at the beginning of the year, preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, and continuous delay in implementation of the poli

KANKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL SENDS-OFF OVER 450 SENIOR STAFFERS IN A GRANDSTYLE. September 02, 2020 The Executive Chairman of Kanke Local Government Council Hon Nde Emmanuel Lar in a chapel-filled farewell Messages today has implored the over 450 staffers transferred to other Local Governments from Kanke to go forth and make instant impact thereby be truly ambassadors of peace. The Council helmsman invoked  Psalm 91 to let the staff know that the Lord will continue to guide and protect them. He also hinted that Kanke Local Government Area wouldn't have been where it is  today but because we have worked as a family; success has been greatly achieved. Nde Lar insisted that the good of all staff should be left behind and if they must Carry anything at all, it should be the bad part of it and throw away before reporting to new stations. In his thought provoking sermon, the chaplain of the Council Pastor Martin Jacob Gombwir, who took his readings from the Book of 1samuel 12:1-, chall

The Plateau State Covid 19 team set up by Governor Simon Bako Lalong may have made a head way towards finding a cure to the pandemic ravaging the world. The Committee headed by Noel Newman Wannang,  a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Jos, who  is also the Director, General Studies of the University and the Secretary General of West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP) disclosed this on Tuesday July 7, 2020, said the drugs may be the antidote to Covid 19.  The Committee, according to the team, formulated 3 cocktails, Coded Cov Pla1, Cov Pla 2 and Cov Pla3. For severe, moderate and mild respectively. All the formulations are from plant materials The Committee said the drugs showed promising antiviral activities that can be a novel treatment for covid 19.  "The three candidate drugs have undergone preclinical stages.  "We did insilico, invivo and invitro studies. Results showed antiviral activities with possible cure

As against the report by Channels TV which was reechoed by other media houses about a purported arrest of the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Ibrahim Magu, the DSS denied the report. The Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, Mr Peter Afunanya, Ph.D National Headquarters, in Abuja yesterday, issued a statement denying the reports and said: “The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not arrest Ibrahim MAGU, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as has been reported by sections of the media. “The Service, has since, today, 6th July, 2020, been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest.” He concluded. But the spokesman of the DSS in their usual modus has not shed any light on the reason behind the invitation of the EFCC Boss.