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GOC inaugurates ultra-modern specialist lab, research centre in 82 Division Hospital



The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, says modern medical facilities and services will help improve troops' health and vitality leading to proficient and optimal performance.

Dada said this on Wednesday in his acceptance speech as he inaugurated and took-over the ultra-modern 82 Division Hospital Specialist Laboratory and Research Centre sited witin the 82 Division Hospital and Medical Services Complex in Abakpa Military Cantonment, Enugu.

Mainpower Electricity Distribution takes over electricity distribution in Enugu



The Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited, a subsidiary of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has been licensed to distribute electricity within Enugu State by the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC).

Marking the completion of the transition period for transfer of regulatory oversight from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to EERC on Tuesday, the Chairman of EERC, Mr Chijioke Okonkwo, presented the interim distribution license to Mainpower Electricity Distribution. 

Troops smash IPOB/ESN camps, neutralise 4, rescue 14 in South-East

 


Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force South-East, code-named "Operation UDO KA" have smashed camps of Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) armed wing within South-East.

The troops within days neutralized four IPOB/ESN armed men, rescued 14 people and checked crude oil bunkering within South-East.

Wednesday

Nigeria and her ravaging hunger

 


By Ejike Anyaduba

Nigeria relishes the moniker - the giant of Africa - which she blazons like an armorial bearing. With enormous resources and a population of about 250 million people (Professor Lumumba, the Kenyan lawyer and activist, thinks she is more than that figure) she can afford to boast about her giant.    

Killing Massacre: Convoke Urgent Security Summit, APC Anambra Urges Soludo

..Condemns Killing of Youths 


   By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 


The Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, what they described as a shocking and cruel massacre of youths in Nibo town, in Awka South Local Government Area by yet-to-be identified gunmen.

 The killings, which took place during the Onwa Asaa festival of Nibo community instantly threw many families into unexpected mourning. 

Nwokike Becomes First Awka Indigene To Be Appointed As UNIZIK Registrar

 


  By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu 

 In a landmark development that underscores the importance of merit and experience in academic administration, Barrister Nwokike Rosemary Ifeoma has emerged as the new Registrar of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, following a rigorous selection process. She also becomes the first Awka indigene to hold  such a position since the inception of the academic institution.

Monday

Why Aba Electric Ringfence Is Not Affected by National Grid Collapse

The nine local governemnt areas (LGAs) in Abia State serviced by Aba Power were not affected by the latest national grid collpase that occurred around 8 am on Saturday, October 19, an investigation has revealed.

This is because Geometric Power Group, the owner of Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution firm, generates and distributes electricity to Aba without going through the national transmission network anymore.

Nnaji Calls for Return of Power Purchasing Agreements to Boost Electricity Generation

 

The former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, has called on the Federal Government to resume the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with private sector investors to ramp up Nigeria’s electricity generation.

Nigeria currently has about 13,000-megawatt nameplate capacity but generates only about 5,000MW due to a number of factors, including insufficient natural gas availability for the country’s gas-fired plants, which account for 80% of national grid electricity.