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https://midpointmall.com/en/fg-orders-sale-of-four-discos-to-unbundle-11-others/

FG orders sale of four Discos, to unbundle 11 others - MidPointMall Power distribution companies in Nigeria are currently being unbundled along state lines due to their large sizes that often result in efficiency and ineffectiveness, the Federal Government declared on Monday. It stated that the privatisation of the firms would not be reversed, but stressed that the....

https://midpointmall.com/en/new-tariff-nerc-orders-automatic-downgrade-after-7-days-non-performance/

New tariff: NERC orders automatic downgrade after 7 days non-performance - MidPointMall The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered all distribution companies (DisCos) to automatically downgrade any Band A feeder that does not enjoy the minimum requirement of 20 hours per day power supply for seven consecutive days.This order formed part of the Service Delivery Co...

https://midpointmall.com/en/new-york-set-to-legalise-adultery/

New York set to legalise adultery - MidPointMall Adultery is set to become legal in the state of New York with politicians poised to scrap the crime of infidelity among married people. New York is one of 16 states where marital cheating is still a criminal offence. Adultery is still classed as a felony in Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan. Adultery...

https://midpointmall.com/en/expect-more-increase-in-electricity-tariff-amidst-hardship-fg/

Expect more increase in electricity tariff amidst hardship - FG - MidPointMall Two days after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved increase of electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification, the Federal Government has hinted that a similar measure would be extended to others. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja on Friday, Minister of Pow...

https://midpointmall.com/en/nimc-launches-national-id-card-with-payment-features/

NIMC launches national ID card with payment features - MidPointMall The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved national identity card layered with payment capabilities. The new, improved National ID Card will, beginning Apri...

https://midpointmall.com/en/lagos-areas-enjoying-20-24-hours-power-supply-ner

Lagos areas enjoying 20-24 hours power supply - NERC - MidPointMall The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour (KW/h) from the current N66. PUNCH Onl...

https://midpointmall.com/en/telecoms-workers-begin-strike-thursday/

Telecoms workers begin strike Thursday - MidPointMall The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has declared an indefinite strike effective midnight on Thursday, April 4, 2024. The union said the decision was deemed necessary due to the relentless anti-labour practices against field engineers perpetrated by s...

https://midpointmall.com/en/delta-air-sends-out-woman-for-not-wearing-bra/

Delta Air sends out woman for not wearing bra - MidPointMall A Delta Air Lines passenger who says she was escorted off a flight for not wearing a bra is calling on the carrier to change its policy. Lisa Archbold was due to fly from Salt Lake City to San Francisco when airline staff are said to have taken issue with her clothing — a loose white t-shirt. […...

https://midpointmall.com/en/container-ship-crashes-into-baltimore-bridge-sends-vehicles-tumbling-into-water/

Container ship crashes into Baltimore bridge sends vehicles tumbling into water - MidPointMall Just like a scene in an action movie, a 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness early on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below. Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one in very serious conditi...

https://midpointmall.com/en/abia-assembly-stop-pension-for-ex-governors-deputies/

Abia Assembly stop pension for ex-governors, deputies - MidPointMall Abia House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to stop payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. It is entitled: “A Bill (H.A.B 11:) for a Law to Revoke The Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001 and for other Matters connected in additi...

https://midpointmall.com/en/internet-disruption-voice-data-services-restor

Internet disruption: Voice, Data services restored – NCC - MidPointMall The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts along the Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal coasts have been restored. In a Monday statement, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, said that services have now been restored to approximate...

https://midpointmall.com/en/hardship-tinubu-parley-with-dangote-rabiu-elumelu-others/

Hardship: Tinubu parley with Dangote, Rabiu, Elumelu, others - MidPointMall President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with private sector leaders to discuss the cost of living crisis in the country and efforts to address the problem. Those at the meeting include Africa’s richest man and owner of Dangote industries, Aliko Dangote; industrialist AbdulSamad Rabiu and banker Ton...

https://midpointmall.com/en/ban-on-alcohol-in-sachets-reps-suspend-nafdacs-action/

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https://midpointmall.com/en/fake-paracetamol-injection-in-nigeria-nafdac-warns/

Fake Paracetamol injection in Nigeria, NAFDAC warns - MidPointMall The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding the sale of a falsified Paracetamol Injection, which was mislabelled as “Paracetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V Aminoglycoside Antibacterial.” The discovery was made during a surveilla...

https://midpointmall.com/en/fraud-trump-banned-from-ny-business-fined-355m/

Fraud: Trump banned from NY business, fined $355m - MidPointMall A New York judge, on Friday, ordered former United States President, Donald Trump, to pay $355 million over fraud allegations. The court also banned him from running companies in the state for three years. Trump almost certain to be the Republican presidential nominee this November was found liable....

https://midpointmall.com/en/fake-catholic-church-in-enugu-diocese-laments/

Fake Catholic Church in Enugu, diocese laments - MidPointMall The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has raised an alarm over the alleged existence of a fake Catholic Church in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. In a statement on Monday by the Secretary of the diocese, Chidi Agubuchie, the diocese said it was recently drawn to a trending video clip of “simulated Roman ...

https://midpointmall.com/en/tinubu-reject-food-importation-price-control-boar

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https://midpointmall.com/en/n228b-benin-asaba-expressway-reconstruction-begin

N228b Benin-Asaba expressway reconstruction begins soon - MidPointMall Edo state Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Ethan Uzamere, has said work is about to begin on N228billion reconstruction of the deplorable Benin-Asaba expressway. He confirmed that Delta State Government was part of reconstruction agreement, for residents and travellers to benefit from the real di...

https://midpointmall.com/en/lastma-introduces-ticket-alert-for-traffic-violators-in-lagos/

LASTMA introduces ‘Ticket Alert’ for traffic violators in Lagos - MidPointMall The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recently introduced the Ticket Alert system, aimed at fostering voluntary compliance among motorists with traffic regulations within Lagos State. The launch of the Ticket Alert system was announced in a post on LASTMA’s official X (formerly...

https://midpointmall.com/en/electricity-subsidy-to-stop-amidst-hardship-fg-alerts-nigerians/

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https://midpointmall.com/en/afcon-fg-appreciates-super-eagles-with-national-award-land-flat

AFCON: FG appreciates Super Eagles with national award, land, flats in FCT - MidPointMall President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Foot...

https://midpointmall.com/en/just-in-bolaji-agbede-becomes

JUST-IN: Bolaji Agbede becomes acting CEO, Access Holdings - MidPointMall Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Ni...

https://midpointmall.com/en/niger-state-bans-sales-farm-produce-to-other-states-in-nig

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https://midpointmall.com/en/breaking-jimi-solanke-veteran-actor-dies-at-82/

BREAKING: Jimi Solanke, veteran actor dies at 82 - MidPointMall Renowned culture icon and folklorist, Jimi Solanke, is dead. According to available information as at press time, the artist, popular for: “Tales By Moonlight,” died on Monday. Solanke, 82, was reported to have been ill and was being transported to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital i...

https://midpointmall.com/en/nafdac-bans-alcohol-in-sachets-pet-bottles/

NAFDAC bans alcohol in sachets, pet bottles - MidPointMall The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles of less than 200ml. Kazeem Adeniran, NAFDAC assistant chief regulation officer, investigation and enforcement, announced the development on Monday at a two-day en...

https://midpointmall.com/en/n3m-fraud-gombe-judge-lets-fraudster-off-with-a-n20-payment-to-avoid-prison/

N3m fraud: Gombe Judge lets fraudster off with a N20 payment to avoid prison - MidPointMall In a verdict that will be considered worse than a slap on the wrist, a judge of Gombe High Court, Justice Abdul Hamid has asked an accused, Rose Dogara Silas Gyar to pay N20 ( twenty naira) to avoid going to jail for three years after convicting her one-count charge bordering on N3 million fraud. [....