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NERC FINALLY SUSPENDS ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE ~ INN Nigeria

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday directed the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to suspend the Sept. 1 new tariff. The commission’s suspension order of the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) 2020 signed by Prof James Momoh, NERC’s Chairman was released on its website on Wednesday. The suspension, which followed a joint communique […]

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FG DECLARES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020, PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK NIGERIA’S 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY ~ INN Nigeria

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration. MoI, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the Celebration of the Country’s Diamond Jubilee and assured them of Government’s unwavering commitment to the socio-economic transformation […]

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LABOUR SUSPENDS STRIKE AS FG REVERSES ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE ~ INN Nigeria

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday) .This followed an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8:30 pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50 am this morning. After exhaustive deliberations on the issues raised by the labour centres […]

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MY BABY HAS A TIED TONGUE? ~ INN Nigeria

I just noticed that the tongue of my 2 -month old baby is tied to the floor of the mouth. Although it doesn’t disturb her from sucking or crying, my mother has advised that the tongue be operated on. I read somewhere that it is not all cases of tied tongue that should be operated […]

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U.S. SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WITH $2.1 MILLION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF COVID-19 INFECTION IN THE COUNTRY ~ INN Nigeria

The United States Government, through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is supporting the Government of Nigeria to conduct a household survey to determine the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the states of Gombe, Enugu, and Nasarawa.  The survey will increase the current understanding of COVID-19 transmission and burden in these three […]