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Transcorp Power Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group) and one of Nigeria’s leading power generation companies, has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with the Delta State Government to close the state’s power supply gaps and unlock its full economic potential. Speaking as a panellist at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026, themed Energy Ecosystem in Delta State, held in Asaba, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Power Plc, Engr. Peter Ikenga reiterated the earlier submission of Transcorp Plc’s Group Chairman, Mr Tony O. Elumelu, that every developmental aspiration for Delta State needs to be…

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Nigerian French Language Village (NFLV) has emerged winner of the maiden Word-Wise Bilingual Series – University Edition, defeating five other tertiary institutions in a competition aimed at promoting bilingualism, leadership development and stronger African integration. The four-day competition, organised by the Word-Wise Educational Support and Advancement Foundation in partnership with the Embassy of France in Nigeria through the French Embassy Fund Bilingual And Competitive Project (FEF-BAC), brought together student debaters from six universities and higher institutions across Nigeria’s Southwest region. Representatives from the University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Lagos State University, Obafemi Awolowo University,…

Billions of dollars are being structured and deployed into Nigeria each year for energy, infrastructure, finance, oil and gas and real estate. Yet the capital is largely bypassing small and medium businesses that account for most jobs and economic activity in the country. Lenders and investors are favouring deals with established off-takers, verifiable collateral and contracts that fit existing project finance templates. That leaves businesses such as a cold storage operator running on diesel, a rural clinic purchasing diagnostic equipment, and a smallholder farmer with land and demand without financing products designed for their risk profile. The gap persists even…

As if the world wasn’t sufficiently football-obsessed, it’s time to prepare for the arrival of its biggest football video game. EA Sports FC 27 (the franchise that used to be Fifa – what better time to no longer be Fifa-branded?) is due to be released on 25 September. I just spent two intense days in Vancouver, where the EA FC games are made, playing FC 27 and talking to its developers.With an annual franchise such as EA FC, it helps to have something fresh to entice regular fans, and FC 27 has a whole new element, entitled the Grounds. It’s…

Badenoch wrote: “Mr Farage wants the people of Clacton to settle his problems for him.”He wants to point to you and say, ‘even after the £5m scandal, Clacton still chose me’.”The people of Clacton are entitled to ask why someone would donate Nigel Farage that kind of money”.The Reform leader has said the money was an “unconditional gift”. Farage previously said the money was for his security, given to him “with the knowledge that the state in this country has never, ever wanted to help” with his personal protection.Badenoch, who is the North West Essex MP, continued: “When the proper…

Managing heat efficiently inside solid materials is essential for developing faster, more reliable electronics. Until now, a wave-based form of heat transport called phonon focusing had only been observed at extremely low cryogenic temperatures, which made it difficult to study and limited its potential applications. Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have now shown that phonons, the atomic vibrations that carry heat and display quantum behavior, can move through a material in concentrated, ray-shaped paths at room temperature. Rather than dispersing evenly in every direction, heat can follow routes determined by the structure of a crystal. The finding…

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With Blur, Orbit produced the 1999 album 13, which saw the Britpop band take a darker and rawer lyrical turn, providing hit singles such as Tender, Coffee & TV and No Distance Left To Run.He later worked on their track Sweet Song from 2003’s Think Tank album. Orbit’s collaboration with pop star Pink, Feel Good Time, from the soundtrack of 2003 film Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, brought more success, reaching number three in the UK and bagging another Grammy nomination.His signature soundscape gave many of his recordings a dreamy, blissful aura – whether on upbeat hits by Madonna or Pink,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N125 million recovered from an alleged land fraud suspect to a Lagos businessman, Akinsewa Akiode. According to a statement on Friday by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the money was presented to Mr Akiode on Thursday by the commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 in Ikoyi after an investigation into a petition he filed over the disputed property transaction. The statement stated that Mr Akiode alleged that Olufemi Fashehun collected N125 million from him for the sale of a 550-square-metre parcel of land at No. 10, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Lagos. He…

At least one person has died in a wildfire burning in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range that officials believed was sparked by a man using a chainsaw.Police arrested Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, in connection with the Gann fire, which has destroyed seven buildings, scorched more than 15 sq miles in Calaveras county and killed a well-known dog breeder in the town of Angels Camp.In an interview with KCRA, Smith told reporters he did not mean to spark the fire. Monday was his birthday, he said, and he had been using machinery to cut scraps in order collect…