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Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. City Bearer News  reports that since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in  October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria's National Grid confirmed that the grid collapsed at about 2:09 pm on Wednesday. "The major grid setback has occurred and the restoration is to commence," the handler wrote. Details later... Source: The Punch

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has sent a stern warning to both Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) over their plans to hike tuition fees. NANS, in a statement released by its Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde, has vowed to resist any attempt by these institutions to increase fees, describing the move as unjustifiable and oppressive.  Babatunde condemned the planned hikes, which he says would further burden students and their families during an already challenging economic period. “This is an unacceptable attack on students’ right to affordable education. We will not sit back and allow Vice Chancellors of OAU and UNILAG, among others, to impose fee increments that are clearly designed to exploit students,” Babatunde said in a press briefing. According to NANS, the proposed tuition fee increases come at a time when the Federal Government has introduced the Student Loan Scheme, aimed at easing the financial challe...

A 14-year-old student of Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia has shot two students and two teachers to death. According to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey, Nine people were hospitalized, four with gunshot wounds, the bureau said. The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student at Apalachee, was taken into custody by the school resource officer who engaged him, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said at a news conference. The High School received a phone call this morning warning there would be shootings at five schools and that Apalachee would be the first, law enforcement sources in Georgia told CNN. The shooting is at least the 45th school shooting in 2024, according to a CNN analysis.

Some residents of Calabar have lamented the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, describing it as highly worrisome. The residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday also expressed worries that the product was scarce even when being sold at between N880 and N950 per litre. NAN reports that some motorists arrived at the NNPC station in Stadium Junction as early as 3.00 a.m. to queue up and wait for sales to begin. Speaking to NAN, Mr Johnson Effiong, a motorist, expressed worries that petrol was not being sold to customers even when the station got supplies on Monday. “We saw petrol being discharged on Monday; based on this, I came here at about 3.00 a.m. to queue up, but they have yet to commence sales. “The pump attendants are here, but they are not dispensing products to customers. We do not know their reason,” he said. Another motorist, Daniel Uwem, expressed concerns that it was difficult to see the product event with the high co...

The production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Premium Motor Spirit, will eliminate all fuel queues in Nigeria, Aliko Dangote has said. He also said the quality petrol produced at the refinery will improve people’s health as well as bring much needed relief to those currently experiencing excruciating petrol scarcity in towns and cities across the country. Speaking while addressing newsmen at the site of the refinery in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday, Dangote said “This represents a very historic, monumental achievement”. “I must congratulate the people of Nigeria and the government of President Bola Tinubu for giving us all the support to be where we are today. In the last 28 years, we haven’t really had this sort of achievement”. “You can see some videos of 1974 where we have fuel queues and those fuel queues are still here. This will eliminate all fuel queues in Nigeria. This will improve the health of every...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is happy working for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress government. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the only opposition member in Tinubu’s cabinet, made this remark on Saturday during the PDP Congress in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The former Rivers State Governor asserted that he remains unapologetic about working for the Tinubu administration, despite the criticisms following his appointment. According to the minister, he has no regrets about his decision and is satisfied with his position in the current administration. He said, “We are fully in government. We are fully in Tinubu’s government. I have no regrets about it, and I will continue to be there. Anybody who is angry should go and hug a transformer.” Wike’s appointment as FCT Minister sparked discussions, with many suggesting that his ministerial role was a reward for his contributi...