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http://ift.tt/2rrfGBk By Joseph Erunke ABUJA—FIRST Military governor of old Rivers State, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, has been nominated for the 2017 edition of the prestigious Garden City Advancement Awards, GCAA. Mr Robinson Koyoyo, Project Director of GCAA, told newsmen that foremost Nigerian Actress, Monalisa Chinda and the current SSG of Rivers State, Kenneth Kobani, were also nominated for the awards. Other nominees for the awards, which will hold in October, include Rivers State Waste Management Agency, traditional rulers, as well as industrialists, veteran entertainers and leaders from the region. Mr Koyoyo said that the names were among the list of nominees made available by organisers of the awards, Heritage Plus, an NGO that celebrates productivity, excellence and good governance. He said that the nominees would be honoured because of their contributions to the peace and development of the region. The post King Diete-Spiff, Monalisa Chinda get Garden City Advancement Awa...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has secured about $1.5 billion dollars from donor agencies to finance power transmission projects in Ogun State and other parts of the country. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, in his office in Abeokuta. According to him, “TCN would require land in places, such as, Lukosi, in Abeokuta; Redemption Camp and Mountain of Fire Ministries area, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway corridor as well as Ajegunle, very close to Agbara and Arigbajo axis. “The land would be used for building sub stations that will help to expand the nation’s transmission capacity, adding that the sum of $1.5 billion dollars has already been secured from donor agencies to finance the project,’’ he explained. He stated that TCN cannot expand its transmission capacity without the active collaboration of the state governme...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Edoamaowo Udeme W ORRIED by the poor state of health facilities  in the country,  the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), has urged government to upgrade the facilites. President of the  NANNM, Mr. Abdulrafiu Adeniji,   who disclosed this during the International Day of Midwives in Abuja, said the development has hindered midwifery  practice in the country and  prevented nurses from  performing their  functions effectively. Lamenting the  disharmony in the health sector, he said doom was imminent if the situation is not effectively  tackled. “Health is a multi-disciplinary industry that recognises the unique practice within the profession. Neglecting  and underrating  nurses has plunged Nigeria into the abyss,” Adeniyi noted. Also speaking, the NANNM National Chairperson, Mrs Margaret Akinsola, prayed for   increase in number of midwives to enhance  se...

http://ift.tt/2nGXe7L Electricity Sir: The Nigerian government has developed the National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy with the accompanying Vision 30:30:30 which aims at achieving 30,000MW of electricity by the year 2030 with renewable energy contributing 30 per cent of the energy mix. It is a very welcome target that will see Nigeria undergo a renewable energy transformation. However, there are certain strategies that the government must adopt if the renewable energy component of this wonderful vision must become a reality. Firstly, the government should be able to leverage on community partnerships and ownerships of renewable energy projects. Solar energy projects for instance usually require minor cleaning a couple of times in a year if the installation is to work at maximum capacity. This periodic cleaning will not cost the host community anything to carry out. However, the community will only mobilise adequately for the cleaning if they have a sense of owner...

http://ift.tt/2qweJ8i Chief Technical Officer, Ibadan Distribution Company,( IBEDC), Ade Ayileka (left); Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Siemen Limited Nigeria, Onyeche Tifase; Head, Power Purchasing, Eko Electrical Distribution Company ( EKEDP), Nosa Igbinedion and Sales Manager, Energy Management Division. Siemens Limited, Stephen Imomoh, at a Forum recently held by Siemens for Industry and Utilities customers .<br /> Industry experts at a recent Siemens Customer Forum have revealed that Nigeria is not yet mature enough for digitalised networks in her power system owing to investment challenges.      Speaking in Lagos during an energy management solutions for transmission and distribution customers, they said digitalisation is critical for any country, but the nation lacked the plan to enable it advance that far since there are no investments made in that direction.      The experts maintained that without a digitalised ne...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dennis Udoma U YO —The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has suspended six members of Akwa Ibom State chapter of the union for alleged anti-union activities. The indefinite suspension order is contained in a letter addressed to the six affected officers by the National Acting Secretary, Mr Chukwu Aguonye and took effect from April 27, 2017. The affected State Executive Officers are:  Anestina Iweh, Owoanam Akpanwa and Kingsley Akpan, as well as the branch Chairmen;  Imoh Udoeyop, Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government, Aniekan Ntia, Esit Eket Local Government and Monday Abak, Ukanafun Local Government Area.   The post NULGE suspends six members in A-Ibom appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pBVUTm

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Organisers of the Okpekpe international 10km road race have predicted new men and women’s course records when the fifth edition of the IAAF Bronze Label race holds in Okpekpe near Auchi,Edo state on Saturday May 13. In 2014 Kenya’s Teshome Mekonnen and Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew ran 28:35 and 32:41 respectively to smash the course and the Nigerian all-comers record of 29:39 and 33:01 set a year earlier at the inaugural edition of the race. ‘Last year at the fourth edition of the race the Kenyan duo of Simon Cheprot (29:48) and Polline Wanjiku Njeru (33:53) failed to race past Mekonnen and  Ayalew’s records but all that will change this year,’said Yusuf Alli,a technical official of the race. ‘The quality of the elite athletes confirmed for this year’s race is such that we cannot even rule out a new world lead come May 13. The world lead for the men’s race is 27:18 set by Kenya’s Bernard Kimeli last month in Padeborn while the women’s lead is held by another Keny...