After gulping over N4.4 billion in 12 years, the 10 megawatts (MW) Katsina Wind Farm could be completed and ready for commissioning in the next eight weeks, the handler of the project has said. The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale…
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…
A wave of scramble for land on the Mambilla Plateau by speculators is threatening the take-off of the multi-billion dollar Mambilla Hydropower project, Daily Trust investigation has revealed. The 3050 megawatts (MW) Mambilla power project in Taraba State, with a…
By Simon Echewofun Sunday The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the federal government agency regulating the power sector, has announced a proposed hike of electricity tariff by 66 percent, about N46 for every kilowatt of electricity from April 2020 across…
Respite is coming the way of pupils of Anguwan Rogo Primary School of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State as it is getting six more classrooms to accommodate its nearly 4,000 pupils population. Benue/Plateau Trust reports that six…
Stakeholders in Gombe State have faulted a directive by the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Babaji Babadidi, to public school teachers to enroll their children in public schools. The executive chairman had said his directive would…
Education under the federal and state governments is mainly financed from domestic revenues as well as grants, allocations and philanthropists contributions but with dwindling revenues, authorities have resorted to approving billions of naira in borrowing to fund the sector. About…
The Nigerian power sector is faced with several hurdles, especially funding constraints, which has for decades has made the electricity supply so low that both the consumers and the national economy have largely been paying huge costs to meet the…
Authorities in Benue State have said that effective teacher training initiatives play a huge role in building capacity of school leaders and teachers as well as providing the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching in primary and secondary schools. The…
