Tinubu approves deployment of electric vehicles in North-East

Tinubu approves deployment of electric vehicles in North-East

President Bola Tinubu has approved the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) request to deploy electric-powered vehicles to ease transportation challenges in the region. The commission’s chairman, Mohammed Alkali, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a brief meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. He said the commission is putting modalities in place to build a 5kVA or 10kVA solar-powered grid to bridge power supply gaps. Apart from t...
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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu orders MDAs to buy only CNG vehicles President Bola Tinubu on Monday issued a directive to all government ministries, departments and agencies to end the purchase of petrol-powered vehicles and go for compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles.Read more 2. Obi visits Atiku, Lamido, Saraki in their Abuja homes The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, visited visited former Vice Presiden...
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Nigerian govt to compensate victims of Ogun gas explosion

Nigerian govt to compensate victims of Ogun gas explosion

The Federal Government has promised to compensate families of victims in last weekend’s gas explosion in Ogun State. Some people were killed when a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) truck lost control due to a brake failure and rammed into the road barricade in the Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, the state capital, on Saturday. Several people were injured and properties were destroyed in the incident. The Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who addressed journalists during an on-the-...
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