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Mazi Emeka August 18, 2016

Lolade Sowoolu: Don’t sell your generators just yet

by Lolade Sowoolu NEPA has been frighteningly constant. Isn’t that supposed to be a good thing? Well, it was when it never happened. And now that it’s happening, it takes a conscious effort…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 17, 2016

Opinion: Fashola and his worrisome elitist agenda

By Ayo Sogunro I have not had electricity in a while. This trivial point had escaped my notice because—like some Nigerians—I have created the illusion of uninterrupted power through the…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 25, 2016

How residents of Araromi/Mende stood up to Ikeja DISCO

When push comes to shove, people show what they are truly made of. This perhaps, best fits the story of how the residents of Mende/Araromi community in Lagos state fought…

Adebayo Emuleomo March 28, 2016

Femi Adesina to Nigerians: ‘Go and fight pipeline vandals if you want electricity’

Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has asked Nigerians to take up arms and fight pipeline vandals if they really want stable electricity. It would be recalled that during an interview with…

Adebayo Emuleomo March 10, 2016

Opinion: Whose side is Labour on as Nigerians face fuel scarcity, darkness?

The ongoing protest by the Nigerian Labour Union, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) over the disengagement of some of its members in…

Adebayo Emuleomo March 1, 2016

Again, court orders NERC, DISCOs to ‘halt’ electricity tariff hike

A Federal High Court in Lagos has again ordered that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission be barred from hiking electricity tariff. The court, which sat on Monday, February 29 and was…

Adebayo Emuleomo January 11, 2016

13-point agenda: How Fashola plans to improve Nigeria’s power supply

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has unveiled his blueprint for improving power supply in the country. During a meeting with power generation, distribution and transmission companies, and other stakeholders…

July 15, 2014

Chinedu Ekeke: This darkness we are shiaring – but isn’t it time to discuss gas?

by Chinedu Ekeke It is doubtful that an institution as big as the Nigerian government will push for a electricity regulatory laws aimed at clearing the way for private…

June 9, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Dora Akunyili was the light in our darkest hour

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Death is a topic that makes us uncomfortable. It brings us face to face with our own mortality. It causes us to pause and think of what…

April 5, 2014

6 sneaky tricks to make someone tell the truth

by Markham Heid "Cross your heart and hope to die." It sounds childish, but asking someone to place a hand on his heart while answering your questions could result in more…

January 7, 2014

Opinion: Spending my new year without NEPA

by Dolapo Aina People’s homes are following in the footsteps of corporate firms and government parastatals that have 2-3 generating sets. So much so that even NEPA offices now use…

November 24, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: This Lagos Countdown is such a good idea

by Tunde Fagbenle This year’s Countdown, expected to attract about a million people over the three-week period, is starting on December 7 when governor Fashola officially “switches on” the Lagos…

November 8, 2013

4 (totally surprising) life lessons we all NEED to learn

by Brene Brown Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done—or failed to do—with our personal…

October 9, 2013

Awesome! Brave passenger lands aircraft after pilot falls ill at the controls, dies later

A brave aeroplane passenger was forced to take over the controls and make an emergency landing last night after the pilot fell ill. The hero passenger was helped by two…

October 7, 2013

Adaobi Okwy: When the world is a mosquito (Y! Superblogger)

by Adaobi Okwy ....I learnt that most insecticides in Nigeria are only toxic to humans while mosquitoes just get weakened by them…they end up lazing about on your floor and…

September 30, 2013

Opinion: My President must hear this

by Ayodele Kupoluyi Life truly is vanity. Agagu is gone but our President is still alive and can make the necessary change. This 2015 distraction is too much. It looks…

August 10, 2013

2015: Why the PDP will beat APC – Presidency

The Presidency has said that if the newly registered All Progressives Congress picks a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as its presidential candidate, the 2015 election will be…

January 11, 2013

How to touch a woman (The Scientific Way)

by Ricardus That said, don’t hold back too long, because eventually you will have to touch her. These are questions millions of men scratch their head over every day… should…

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