As the Distribution Companies (DisCos) implement the capping of estimated electricity bills order this month, many customers have recorded far more outrageous bills, while others say they are relieved. Our reporter collated series of complaints from consumers in some parts…
A typical day at Government Secondary School Sabon Tasha where there are no desks .Renovation contract awarded since 2017 – State government It has become routine for students to walk into class rooms with wrappers, mats and polythene bags at…
Quality assurance units in education departments at federal and state levels have laid down basic infrastructure, including sanitation facilities, safe classrooms, water, electricity and laboratories that all schools must have. Though the regulations apply to every school, most public schools…
A bill seeking to ban the importation, sale and use of generating sets in Nigeria with a 10-year-jail term for violators passed first reading at the senate last Wednesday. The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Muhammad Enagi Bima, is…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday stopped a public hearing on the application for the extraordinary tariff review for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insisting that the company must fully prepare to brief customers with details. Chairman…
Shortage of gas has hit at least 16 power generating plants causing power generation at its highest point to drop to 3,922 megawatts (MW) on Saturday. Operators said the drop would continue for another 10 days (since Friday) until scheduled…
Mr. Kola Adesina is the Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, the operator of Egbin Power and Ikeja Electric both in Lagos State. In this interview, the industry top player speaks about managing the assets in the last six years…
Infrastructural decay in secondary schools in Zamfara state has put authorities on edge as they begun moves towards addressing the challenges. The problems include dilapidated students’ dormitories, classrooms and many other facilities that aid teaching and learning in the schools.…
The National Economic Council yesterday ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the electricity distribution companies (DisCos). It approved two months extension for Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led ad-hoc committee on the review of the ownership structure of DisCos.…
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed, has approved the teaching of phonics to improve the reading skills of pupils in basic schools. This means that early reading will be taught by linking sounds with letters that represent them, to…
