Day: December 12, 2023

Our Focus Is On Continuous  Drainage Maintenance – Commissioner

Lagos State Government, over the weekend, restated that its focus on drainage and canal maintenance remains unwavering to permanently address the menace of flooding in the State. Addressing newsmen after an inspection tour of many areas in Ikoyi, including the State House, Dodan Barracks, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab expressed satisfaction […]

Yuletide: Nigerians groan as basic needs exceed real income

• We are dying of hunger, citizens cry out • Minimum wage earners to spend 90% of income on rice• I pretend there’s no Christmas, says school teacher • Improve business environment to create jobs, FG urged Many households are not finding it easy as the ability to purchase daily and basic needs is becoming a […]

Grid collapses again, power generation crashes to 43.5MW

Nigeria witnessed another collapse of its national grid on Monday, leading to a crash in power generation from 4,032.8 megawatts around 1pm to 43.5MW at about 2pm the same day. Power generation figures obtained from the Transmission Company of Nigeria showed that electricity on the system moved up to 115.4MW around 3pm, before rising further […]

ASUU condemns low education budget, threatens strike

Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu promised to […]

JAMB to begin verbal reasoning tests for DE

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said candidates for its Direct Entry examination would from 2024 undertake cognitive and verbal reasoning tests. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, reiterated this during a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education of the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. A special bulletin published […]

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