NERC forbids landlords from imposing outstanding electricity bills on new tenants
.Vows to deal with DISCOs violating capping order By Chris Ochayi – Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed landlords to stop imposing outstanding electricity bills in an apartment on new tenants. The commission said this in a tweet on Thursday that “Landlord’s outstanding electricity bills cannot be enforced on a tenant. A judge […]
FG to begin work on Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line soon — Amaechi
By Dirisu Yakubu – Ibadan The federal government will commence work on Port Harcourt-Bonny-Maiduguri railway corridor as soon as the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge is completed, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has assured. Amaechi however added that the planned commencement is subject to approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The Minister stated this in Ibadan, […]
El-Rufai suggests ways to reform LG system
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna state has said that ‘’local government system has been badly abused and the only way we can achieve any sanity is to have very strong audit functions, a very strong audit cadre with an independent Auditor-General for the Local Government that is not beholden to anyone. […]
Insecurity challenges can be addressed through intelligence gathering ― IGP
By Francis Efe – Warri Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday said the insecurity challenges in the country can be largely addressed through effective intelligence generation by the State Intelligence Bureau, SIB. The Inspector General of Police made this statement in Warri, Delta State, during the occasion of the inauguration ceremony […]
Fuel, Electricity tariff hike: FG to convene meeting over Labour threat — Ngige
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday said it will convene meeting with its relevant agencies and Ministries over the recent threat by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that government should revert back to old prices of fuel and electricity tariff. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige drop the hint […]
Edo 2020: PDP mocks APC, Ize-Iyamu over botched grand finale
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign council has said the failure of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to hold their campaign grand finale, scheduled for Wednesday (September 16), is a pointer to the defeat that awaits them. […]
