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Way out of N-Delta crisis, by lawmaker

Way out of N-Delta crisis, by lawmaker

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The member representing Njaba Local Government Area in Imo State House of Assembly, Mr. Josephat Emenaha, says resource control remains the recipe for ending the on-going crisis in the Niger Delta region.

Special FEC meeting  today

Special FEC meeting today

By  Daniel Idonor AS a special session of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting is to be held today to consider what government said were crucial memos from the Ministry of Power.  FEC yesterday, after a prolonged meeting, approved various agriculture projects worth over N64 billion, the first of its kind in the last […]

N5.2bn fraud:  Absence of accused  stalls Elumelu, Ugbane, others’ trial

N5.2bn fraud: Absence of accused stalls Elumelu, Ugbane, others’ trial

The Econom-ic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday docked the Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Senator Nicholas Ugbane, his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Dr. Abdulahi Aliyu, before an Abuja Federal High Court over alleged perpetration of monumental fraud.

Electricity consumers protest fraudulent billing

Electricity consumers protest fraudulent billing

By Tony Edike ENUGU—ELECTRICITY consumers in the five states of South East zone of the country, have protested what they called fraudulent and crazy billing by Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the zone.

LASTMA officials, bus drivers in free-for-all

LASTMA officials, bus drivers in free-for-all

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and commercial bus drivers, yesterday, engaged in a free-for-all in Mushin, Ijesha and Ejigbo areas of Lagos, following attempt to impound some commercial buses in which more than four passengers sat on a row.