Dakuku to Wike: You lack proper knowledge of economy
Immediate-past Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has berated Governor Nyesom Wike over his ‘poor’ knowledge of the economy. Herein the position of Dakuku on the state of Rivers’ economy and other matters: “I watched Governor Wike spend more than one hour of precious time on three national television networks paid for with Rivers taxpayers’...
Data Centres are the foundation of digital transformation – Huawei
Data centres as critical infrastructure for the actualisation of digital economies have been described as the "foundation of digital transformation". Speaking during the release of “Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facilities” white paper recently, Mr. Fei Zhenfu, president, data center facility domain of Huawei Digital Power Product Line, said "in the new era, opportunities and challenges will coexist. Only...
Huawei Site Power clinches world’s first ML3 cyber security certificate
Huawei Site Power has been issued the Maturity Level 3 (ML3) CB certificate of IEC 62443, an international series of standards on Industrial communication networks and IT security for networks and systems. The ML 3 is the highest level of IEC 62443 cyber security certificate issued to date. Huawei's 5G Power is a next-gen site power solution designed to create a...
Fuel subsidy removal: Govs pledge to settle pension obligations
Ahead of the planned removal of fuel subsidy in 2022, the 36 Nigerian governors have pledged to settle all outstanding pension obligations, through Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a communique issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti at the end of a...
COVID-19: Lagos tops chart with 599 as Nigeria records 1,051 cases
Again, Lagos has topped the COVID-19 chart with 599 new cases out of the 1,051 cases recorded in Nigeria on Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Website on Friday morning. It added that Nigeria now has 221,071 COVID-19 cases. On December 11, Lagos topped chart with 483 out of the 612 new infections, The centre said that no fatalities were...
Governors review proposed privatisation of 10 NIPPs, NigComSat
The 36 governors are to review the proposed privatisation of the 10 generating plants across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs) by the Federal Government. The governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a communique issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti at the end of...
KEDCO loses N1.3bn worth of equipment to vandals
Equipment worth over N1.3 billion have been lost to criminal activities of hoodlums across the three franchise states of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) in the last 12 months. The power firm regretted that despite significant improved energy supply, incessant vandalism and theft of electricity cables, transformer oil, aluminium conductors and other critical equipment have hampered efficient discharge of services. Managing...
Lassa fever kills medical doctor, pregnant woman, 80 others – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 80 persons have so far died from Lassa fever as of Thursday in 17 states. NCDC said the first death was a pregnant woman who was presented in a health facility in Nasarawa State and a medical doctor involved in the management of the patient that later sought medical care in the Federal Capital...
2023: PDP can’t replace us, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the plans by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to power in 2023. The ruling party, on Thursday, stated that going by PDP's antecedents, it has nothing to offer Nigerians. National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, said in a free and fair election there is no way...
Oyinlola questions Bisi Akande’s integrity, explains why he defeated him
Former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has explained why he defeated Chief Bisi Akande in the 2003 elections. Oyinlola, a former Military Administrator of Lagos, on Thursday, in his response made available to The Star, declared that nobody rigged Akande out of office. He said Akande lost his re-election shortly after he came into office, stating that as sitting...
