The Senate has just approved a $500 million loan request by the Federal Government. The money will be used by the Bureau of Public Enterprises for “metering Nigerians” for the supply of electricity to their homes. Why we suspended Zamfara APC Chairman — Ward excoAccording to the Ministry of Power, over 92 million Nigerians have yet to be metered. “The programme development objective of this project is to improve financial and technical performance of electricity distribution companies “, the Senate report said. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said as of June 2022, the electricity customer population in Nigeria stood at 12.64million.

Copperfield’s lawyers denied he groomed Carla and said they had a “consensual relationship”. More than half of these women say they were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged incidents. Copperfield’s lawyers said he has “never, ever acted inappropriately with anyone, let alone anyone underage”. The Guardian began looking into Copperfield’s alleged conduct in 2019, and stepped up its investigation a year ago as new leads came to light. On stage, Copperfield put a rose in Ring’s mouth, fog appeared and Let’s Get it On played through the speakers, Ring recalls.

Obesity drugs aren’t always forever. Obesity drugs have another superpower: taming inflammationBut Christoffer Clemmensen, a metabolism specialist at the University of Copenhagen, saw a path forwards. This potential therapeutic, called OP-216, has the added benefit of also mimicking GIP in addition to GLP-1, Clemmensen says. Beyond Ozempic: brand-new obesity drugs will be cheaper and more effectiveThe success of the current crop of obesity drugs has set a high bar for next-generation therapeutics. Treating them with obesity drugs could confer wider health advantages, such as cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory benefits.

A street beggar, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, resident in Osogbo, Osun State, was shot dead during clashes by hoodlums fighting over a booty given to them by a property owner around the Gbaemu area of the town. The deceased was said to have been hit by a stray bullet fired by the hoodlums around Asoje during a clash involving the hoodlums. One of the traders further explained, “The hoodlum from Egbatedo was coming from Station Road end and as he approached the Gbaemu junction, those hoodlums from Asoje, numbering about 30, bearing arms circled him. By the time they arrived, hoodlums from Asoje had disappeared from the area. During the clashes involving the two groups, a beggar going on the road around Asoje/Balogun Agoro Area was hit by a stray bullet and died.

The one-sided final saw Aruna effortlessly take down the Egyptian 11-5, 11-6, 12-10, 11-3 to emerge as the new Africa Cup champion. The final was also the 13th meeting between Aruna and Bieali, with the Egyptian seeking his maiden singles title. “I never gave up on my dream, it doesn’t matter where you come from,” Aruna told ITTF Africa after the game. Dina Meshref prevailed over Mariam Alhodaby in an all-Egypt women’s singles final for her seventh title. Meshref defeated Nigeria’s Offiong Edem 4-0 to reach the final while Alhodaby was flawless in the semi-finals against defending champion Hana Goda with a 4-0 win.

The scheme aims to make consumer credit accessible and empower economically active citizens. The scheme is designed to:– Improve Nigeria’s credit reporting systems, ensuring every economically active citizen has a reliable credit score. – Promote responsible consumer credit to improve quality of life and foster financial responsibility. Step 4: Visit the official websiteAccess the CREDICORP application portal by visiting credicorp.ng (http://credicorp.ng). PUNCH Online had earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu had approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme.

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Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries, in one of the biggest changes to its search engine in 25 years. With the change, Google’s search results will feature an AI summary at the top of the page before the more typical unfurling of links and features. “You can ask whatever’s on your mind or whatever you need to get done – from researching to planning to brainstorming – and Google will take care of the legwork,” said Google Search team boss Liz Reid. These alternatives are praised by some for providing a much cleaner experience to search users than the often cluttered results of a classic search query. “We’ve found that with AI Overviews, people use Search more, and are more satisfied with their results,” Reid said.

The union decried the failure of the Federal Government to appoint Governing Councils for Federal Universities. The union also faulted what it described as the nonchalant attitude of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to matters pertaining to academics in Nigerian Federal Universities. Osodeke noted that the union was also concerned over the failure of the Federal Government to appoint members of Governing Councils for Federal owned universities. Osodeke also noted that the dissolution of the governing councils was illegal as it was against the principles guiding the existing universities. The PUNCH reports the National Universities Commission had, on June 22, 2023, announced the dissolution of governing councils of all federal universities and boards of other agencies and parastatals in the country.

The tragic incident claimed the lives of at least 14 individuals late Monday. Some 75 wounded were rescued and 14 bodies found, the city’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, said. Shahedi said the rescue operation was nearly over except for one last sweeping search. BMC revealed that the agency responsible for the billboard lacked the necessary permit, as stated in their official announcement. The billboard spanned approximately 1,338 square meters (14,400 square feet), a staggering nine times larger than the maximum allowable size.

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No fewer than 32 people, including two Chinese migrants, were arrested over illegal mining following a raid of the Kisi-Sooro market by the state joint security taskforce, popularly called Operation Burst, on Sunday. The arrest came after a clearance operation against illegal miners at an illegal lithium mining market in Sooro, Irepo, a local government area of the state. Ajibola attributed the successes in the fight against illegal mining to the collaboration between traditional leaders and security agencies. Aside from arresting the illegal market, Odukoya said the state government has ordered the indefinite closure of the Sooro market at Kisi. He insisted that the state government would not tolerate any act of lawlessness in any form, including illegal mining, as he tasked residents of the area not to conspire with culprits.

Defending champions, Niger United and Safety Babes, started their title defences with wins on Monday at the 2024 Ardova Handball Premier League in Benin City, the Edo State capital. United defeated Benue Buffaloes 33-28 in their opening game despite losing four players to other teams in pre-season. We will work hard to continue this way and win more games to have a chance of lifting the trophy again. I am sure other teams are here to also win the title but we are up to the task. In the female category, COAS Babes lost to Safety Babes 31-18 Defender Babes fell to Imo Grasshoppers 29-27, Rima Queens and Rivers Queens were tied 29-29, Seasiders Babes defeated Bendel Dynamos 34-19, while Delta Queens lost to Plateau Peacocks 30-26.