SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

FG PLANS ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY FOR VULNERABLE CONSUMERS. (PHOTO).


 FG PLANS ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY FOR VULNERABLE CONSUMERS


The Federal Government says it will support vulnerable customers who cannot afford to pay full cost of electricity when cost reflective tariff is implemented.


Managing Director of the Nigerian Independent System Operator, Abdu Bello Mohammed said this at a roundtable engagement with the Power correspondents in Abuja


With the theme, "Cost reflective tariff versus energy poverty: finding a pricing balance in Nigeria's power sector, stakeholders agree that while cost reflective tariff is necessary for the growth of the sector, there must be improvement in availability and quality in electricity supply.


Also challenges of technical and commercial losses should be addressed and grid be decentralised to reduce transmission losses while investment in distribution network especially transformers and metering be increased

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