Lagos water concession, prepaid meters’ll deepen hardship — CAPPA
… Demands publication of CHEC-Naston MoU, suspension of prepaid meteringBy Chioma Obinna Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has warned the Lagos State Government against moves to concession parts of the state’s public water infrastructure, saying the policy could deepen hardship for residents and undermine access to affordable and reliable water. CAPPA’s warning followed […]
CBN deducts N111bn from banks for AMCON Sinking Fund
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week deducted from banks N111 billion as contributions to the Sinking Fund of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Chibok Girls: Our pains, our agonies, by Gov Shettima
BORNO State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, yesterday, said that the doubt in certain quarters on whether or not the Chibok school girls were actually abducted by Boko Haram insurgents and the theory that the kidnap was staged managed by his government was as painful as the actual abduction.
LASU lecturers declare indefinite strike over high fees
ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, branch yesterday, declared a total and indefinite strike over what it described as failure of the state government to meet its three core demands.
‘Lagos requires 5,000mw to attain power stability’
Lagos State Government yesterday said the state would require at least 5,000 megawatts of electricity to address the acute power shortage in the state.
Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Taofeek Tijani at briefing, lamented that the current power supply to the state was far below the power needed by 21 million residents of in the state.
DSS parades 5 robbery suspects in A’Ibom
Five members of a six-man robbery gang, alleged to have been dispossessing citizens of their belongings have been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, in Akwa Ibom State.
