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NERC Says Over 5 Million Electricity Customers Still Unmetered 0
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- March 3, 2026
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has warned that more than 5 million electricity customers in Nigeria still do not have meters, underscoring a persistent metering gap in the nation’s power sector and ongoing challenges in billing transparency and revenue collection, according to recent industry data. In its second quarter 2025 report, NERC said that
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TETFund To Modernise Engineering Labs In 12 Varsities Nationwide 0
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- March 3, 2026
The Federal Government has approved a ₦48 billion intervention to strengthen engineering and technology faculties across 12 selected universities, allocating ₦4 billion to each institution, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said on Monday March 2, 2026. Alausa made the announcement at the inauguration of the Implementation Committee for the Tertiary Education Trust
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Sit-At-Home Defiance Leads To Market Closure In Ihiala 0
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- March 3, 2026
The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of the popular Nkwo-Ogbe market in Ihiala Local Government Area after traders refused to open for business on Monday March 2, 2026 in defiance of a government directive aimed at ending the weekly sit-at-home order, credible local news outlets report. The market was sealed for one week
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Bello El-Rufai Urges Fairness As Probe Continues 0
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- March 3, 2026
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of weaponizing his father’s silence in a high-profile investigation, saying the anti-graft agency is unfairly targeting the former governor amid ongoing legal proceedings. In a statement released on Tuesday March 3, 2026,
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Lagos Road Tragedy Claims Life Of Popular Photographer Biker 0
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- March 3, 2026
Orowole Kolapoz, a 32-year-old Nigerian photographer biker and social media influencer widely known as Kola Onifoto, has died following a lone motorcycle accident in Lagos, multiple Nigerian news outlets report. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday March 1, 2026, as Onifoto was embarking on what he described on social media as his first solo motorcycle
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Major, 3 Soldiers And Hunter Killed In Boko Haram Attack In Borno 0
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- March 3, 2026
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Forward Operations Base (FOB) commander with the rank of Major, three Nigerian soldiers and a local hunter during a late-night attack on a military formation in Mayanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, military sources say. The attack, reported to have occurred on Sunday night into Monday
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