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To combat counterfeit drugs, Governor Soludo unveils a plan to establish a centralized wholesale drug center in Anambra.

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As part of his efforts to standardize the drug market and eradicate fake and counterfeit drugs, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced plans to construct a coordinated wholesale drug center in Oba, Idemili South LGA. The relocated and standardized Ogbo ogwu market, Onitsha's arguably largest open drug market, will be housed in the new center. "As a government, we are already building a coordinated wholesale drug centre in Oba, Idemili South LGA, that will accommodate the new and standardised Ogbo ogwu market. This is our own contribution to ending the current chaotic market environment where fake and counterfeit drugs thrive. "Onitsha remains the largest trading hub in Africa, we will further expand this status to a more befitting height," he said. Onitsha's Ogbo ogwu and adjoining market were visited by Soludo, who learned that the nearby plumbing materials market had been shut down because of shops selling illegal drugs. The governor ordered an ex...
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FG Says No End To National Grid Collapses In Nigeria

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The national electricity grid will remain prone to collapse due to the government’s inability to repair a crucial transmission line in northern Nigeria owing to persistent insecurity.

This is as indicated by the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who talked during the 2025 financial plan protection meeting with the Senate Joint Comittee on Power.

Adelabu featured the effect of the harmed Shiroro-Kaduna-Mando line, which has been unavailable since a defacing episode in October 2024. This disappointment has put huge tension on the network, prompting incessant breakdowns.

"The Kaduna-Shiroro-Mando line was one of the two significant lines communicating capacity toward the north. The second, the Ugwuaji-Makurdi line, was likewise vandalized however has been fixed. The Shiroro-Mando-Kaduna line, notwithstanding, stays down because of uncertainty," he said on Monday.

“This is why our grid is so fragile, as it relies on a single line, causing unnecessary strain.”

The minister underscored that while lattice breakdowns are supposed to proceed, the public authority is centered around decreasing their recurrence and Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu says the government will work on quicker restoration when the power grid collapses.

He highlighted that the joint effort particularly with the workplace of the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu is basic to tending to defacement, which stays quite possibly of the main test confronting the power area.

The minister equally announced a N2 trillion budget for the ministry and its agencies, out of which N229 billion belongs to the ministry.

He uncovered a N700 billion asset dispensed to the Power Metering Initiative (PMI), focused on fundamentally decreasing the metering hole by the following month, to especially upgrade charging straightforwardness and diminish misrepresentation in the framework.

“We recognize the issues with full or partial grid collapses, but our focus is on reducing the time it takes to restore power. We are actively collaborating with security agencies to achieve this,” Adelabu said.

The Minister additionally unveiled plans to put N36 billion in the appropriation of transformers across the six international zones.

As a feature of endeavors to address instability, Adelabu has proposed the establishment of Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on roadways the nation over, pointed toward checking the developments of miscreants and other criminal components, improving security and safeguarding basic framework.

The proposition is incorporated under a N200 billion sub-head in the 2025 spending plan.


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