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Total Blackout As Fire Destroys TCN Equipment

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, had said that a fire incident which occurred at its Afam VI power station in Rivers State had completely destroyed the firm’s protection and control equipment. The incident has worsened the power generation in the country. General Manager, Public Affairs of

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Australian Open: Murray Suffers Defeat

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

Andy Murray, the World number one tennis player, has suffered a shocking defeat in the hand of world number 50, Mischa Zverev of Germany, in the fourth round of Australian Open. Murray’s hope of winning a first Australian Open title ended with defeat after he dropped serve eight times at the Rod Laver Arena to […]

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Power Generation Drops To 2,662-TCN

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that the nation’s power generation capacity dropped from 3,959 megawatts on Jan. 4 to 2,662 megawatts on Jan. 22. The Nigerian Electricity System Operator (SO) website, a sub agency of TCN, disclosed the figure in its daily forecast on power generation data in Lagos on Sunday. The News […]

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FERMA Begins Rehabilitation of Third Mainland Bridge

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has begun rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to ease difficulty being faced by motorists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks on Sunday revealed that FERMA was removing asphalt on four portions on the Obalende/Church Missionary Society (CMS) bound carriageway. The engineer in charge of the agency, Lagos

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Mr. President Needs Our Prayers-Tambuwal

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari in his mission to transform Nigeria. He gave the call at a reception organised by the state government in honour of his predecessor, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko in Sokoto last night. Highlighting the successes of Buhari’s administration, Tambuwal said the current […]

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‘It’s time to eradicate ISIS’, Trump tells CIA

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2017

President Donald Trump of U.S. has told the Criminal Investigative Agency (CIA) that it is time to eradicate the Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist group from the face of the earth”. Trump, made the remarks at the CIA headquarters on his first full day in the office, also also told the intelligence agencies that he was […]