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Electricity subsidy bill hits N1.92trn in 2025 — NERC

By ObasEsiedesa, Abuja The electricity tariff subsidy obligation of the Federal Government (FG) stood at N1.92 trillion in 2025, as the government continues to absorb the gap between cost-reflective electricity tariffs and rates paid by customers, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). NERC, in its 2025 industry report, put the government’s gross tariff […]

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Nepal floods death toll surpasses 1,000 as thousands remain missing

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in Nepal dropped to 3,916,

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Morning recap: EFCC summons Sylva over $14.86m fraud, public funds moved into crypto, other top stories

From the EFCC summoning former Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva over an alleged $14.86m fraud to revelations that public funds were moved from a local government account into cryptocurrency wallets, fresh anti-corruption developments dominate the morning headlines. In the United States, a former Los Angeles gang leader has been found guilty of murdering rap icon Tupac

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Czech Embassy debunks scholarship eligibility claim for Nigerian students

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Nigeria has debunked information circulating online claiming that Nigerian students are eligible for the Czech Government Scholarship programme for the 2027/2028 academic year. The embassy, in a statement on Monday, said Nigeria was not among the countries eligible for the scholarship programme for the 2027/2028 academic year. The

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40 youths renounce cult groups, pledge peace in Cross River

About 40 youths in Abini Community in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State have renounced their membership of the Vikings, Klans and Axemen cult groups and pledged to embrace lawful living. The youths made the commitment on August 26, 2026, during a sensitisation and engagement programme organised by the Cross River State Police

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Ex- LA gang leader found guilty of Tupac’s murder

A former Los Angeles gang member, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur. Thirty years after the rap legend’s death, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation. “Count one, murder with

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