Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory on Band A have appealed to the Federal Government to review the high tariff downwards amid the economic hardship. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Band A customers are those who receive at least 20 hours of electricity daily and are expected to pay N209.5 per kilowatt-hour. Consumers residing in Lugbe, …

Valencia have requested the postponement of Saturday’s home fixture against Real Madrid after floods in the south-east of Spain left at least 70 people dead, a source confirmed to ESPN. A LaLiga source said the league plan to make a decision on whether the game scheduled to take place in Valencia’s Mestalla stadium will go ahead within 24 hours. A …

Scores of demonstrators from Ondo stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, from the state. Waving banners and placards with messages such as “Mahmood: Redeploy Babalola Now” and “We Don’t Want a Repeat of Edo Fiasco,” the demonstrators blocked the entrance to …

Hundreds of Ghanaians, most of them university students, protested on the streets of the capital city Accra on Thursday to demand an immediate halt to illegal mining. The demonstrators, who plan to stage rallies for three days, are also demanding the release of 54 activists detained last month for demonstrating against illegal mining. The government’s handling of illegal mining — …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has demanded the payment of its N25,000 quarterly accoutrement allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics in the federal public service. NARD made this known in its communique issued on Sunday at the end of its January National Executive Council meeting and health summit held in Abuja from …