The Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Friday disclosed that its ongoing cleanup discovered 256 deceased teachers who were still drawing their salaries on payroll. SUBEB’s chairman, Mathew Mnyam, who made the disclosure at a press conference in…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday queried the chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mohammed Dan’azumi, for not knowing the exact number of staff on the board’s payroll. The governor queried the SUBEB boss,…
Governor Abdullahi Sule has expressed dismay over the manner at which sporting kits procured by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Educatio Board, SUBEB were not utilised. It comes after he queried the chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education…
The Market Operator (MO), a section of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday said it has notified the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on the intent to terminate its rights in the electricity market from September 10, 2019. MO…
Nigeria has added a generation capacity of 4,025 megawatts (MW) through the construction and operation of eight power plants on the national grid. Data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power indicate that generation capacity is over 7,500MW, transmission is…
Daily Trust correspondents travelled to Okobo Okpiko community in Anka LG of Kogi State where lab analysis shows that coal mining activities are contaminating water sources. However, the coal mining company denies wrongdoing and insists it is trying to improve…
Since Nigeria launched theHome Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP)in 2016, it has beenriddled with different challenges and successes. Primary school pupils,during a dissemination event of the program on Monday, dramatised their experiences so far with the programme, after two years…
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) is stuck on its inability to post N484.5 million to meet its N1.215 billion Letter of Credit (LC) guarantee requirement to pay for ancillary energy services in the electricity market since July 2019. Read more:…
With a capacity of 1,338 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation in Kainji and Jebba hydropower plants in Niger State, the concessionaire, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL), is developing an industrial park, and a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) for industrialisation. Read…
The Federal Government has approved at least five minor electricity tariff reviews that were pending since June 2016, causing a spike in the average cost of electricity payable by consumers nationwide. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) revealed this after…
