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Nigeria’s Power Generation Hits 5,713MW, Highest In Four Years – TCN
TUESDAY March 4, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the country’s power generation reached 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, marking the highest level in four…
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NNPCL Slashes Petrol Price To N860/litre – Marketers
MONDAY March 3, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng Some retail outlets belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, have adjusted the petrol pump price to N860 per litre. PUNCH…
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President Tinubu hosts Sierra Leonean President at State House
MONDAY March 3, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday received the president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, at the State House in Abuja, TheNATION…
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NLC Threatens To Lead Mass Protest If FG Increases Electricity Tariff
SUNDAY March 2, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday urged the Federal Government to jettison any planned hike in electricity tariff under any guise, threatening to lead…
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How Natasha Akpoti ‘coerced’ Uduaghan Into Marriage After Demanding N10bn From Him
SATURDAY March 1, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng By TheWILLPublished November 4, 2022 Unknown to many, the romantic relationship between Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
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NANS Asks President Tinubu To Intervene In Natasha, Akpabio Rift
SATURDAY March 1, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into the altercation between the Senate President, Godswill…
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Natasha vs Akpabio: APC Chieftain Calls For Restrain
SATURDAY March 1, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng Amidst the allegation of sexual advances levelled against President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio by Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a leader…
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President Tinubu Receives Akwa Ibom’s Highest Traditional Title, ‘Otuekong’, Urges Cross–Party Collaboration to Lift the Nation
SATURDAY March 1, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the highest traditional title: “Otuekong, or Commander–in–Chief of…
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Akwa Ibom Invites President Tinubu To Inaugurate Reclaimed Land, Seeks Seaport Aide
SATURDAY March 1, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom State Government, on Friday, February 28, 2025, sought the Federal Government’s support to construct and operate the Ibom Deep Seaport…
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Senator Kingibe slams Natasha over sexual advancement allegation against Akpabio
FRIDAY February 28, 2025 |TheNewsDESKwww.thenewsdesk.ng The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has said that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has enjoyed more privileges than any other…