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.
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..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.
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.
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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.
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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.
By Karen James
The world celebrates Dr. Isoken Ibie’s remarkable achievement as she earns her Doctorate in Philosophy and Human Advocacy from the College of Chaplaincy and Social Sciences in Nigeria, an affiliate of African American University, Porto-Novo, and accredited by the America Council of Training & Development. This milestone is a recognition of Dr. Ibie’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, justice, and human dignity through her work in academia, advocacy, and community service.
Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company, has renewed its effort to crack down on energy theft in nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia, Abia State, under its coverage.
Its Feeder Team, working in conjunction with security agencies, has arrested two individuals involved in illegal meter tampering.
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Dr Ronke Adewale-Johnson
“It’s an unfathomable paradox”, ruefully stated the woman sitting next to me at the discussion segment of the three-day Energy Summit at the Landmark Events Centre when the 2024 annual conference started on Tuesday, October 15, “that a country so blessed with brilliant and talented persons could be in the present development morass”. The lady, in her early 30s and from one of the largest commercial law firms in the country, was impressed, like the rest of the considerable audience, at the presentations of executives of different power generation firms in the country. The discussants were Meyen Etukudo, the CEO of Ibom Power; Edu Okeke, CEO of Azura Power Ltd; Oti Ikomi, Vice Chairman & CEO of Proton Energy Africa; and two amazons, Mrs Atinuke Taiwo, Executive Director and General Counsel of Mainstream Solutions Ltd, and Mrs Agatha Nnaji, Group Managing Director of Geometric Power.
The Anambra State House of Assembly passed two progressive legislations pursuant to its powers under the Constitution (Anambra State Economic Planning and Development Law, 2024; and Anambra State Local Government Administration Law, 2024), and I have signed them into law. This has generated commentaries and debates especially in relation to their consistency or inconsistency with the recent Supreme Court judgement and the mantra of “local government autonomy.” My media team, other members of my government as well as well meaning Nigerians have vigorously defended these progressive laws and that should suffice. At this moment in Nigeria, being a state governor is not a fanciful job, especially given the gamut of allegations and innuendoes levelled against governors vis-a-vis local government funds. In the circumstance, any comment by me would be construed as self defence. However, I have a citizen duty to clarify and contribute to the discourse—especially as one who has been extensively involved in the debate and search for a more perfect union.
...Says Research, Key to Problem Solving, Reconciliation in Nigeria
By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
The Guest Lecturer for the Second Edition of HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe Lecture Series, Professor Pat Utomi, has identified research as the key for solving the problem of peace and reconciliation in Nigeria, even as he called for an effective national orientation agency, a redesigned National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and values-based political parties as the lee way to social reconciliation and accommodation where truth and justice count.
