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Power supply dropped to 3,636MW, yesterday, following the shutdown of Egbin Power Plant and challenges in the transmission network. The loss of 676MW from Egbin, Nigeria’s biggest power plant, at 10a.m., yesterday, dropped grid supply from 4,416MW to 3,632MW. A statement by the generation company posted on its verified X account (formerly Twitter) said the […]
• Deforestation may worsen as cooking gas soars by 164% in five years• Waivers to cost govt N10.5 billion in revenue loss• N250b CBN intervention fund fails as import continues• Stakeholders seek new interventions to halt importation Nigerians spend about N1.5 trillion on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) yearly, an amount that may be exceeded next […]
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has hiked the registration fees for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board in series of posts on its X handle said the registration fee for UTME is now N6,200 as against the former which was N4,800. JAMB also increased the fee for those wanting to […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the current tax revenue accruing to the State is a far cry from actual projection, noting that the State has not fully optimised its tax potential. The Governor said Lagos had the capacity to widen its tax base and enhance efficiency in collection mechanism, but noted that the […]
Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence to conduct thorough research on potential victims, the National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed. The agency noted that this enabled them to create personalised messages to effectively deceive victims into divulging sensitive information. It revealed this in a recent advisory on the dangers of phishing. It explained that phishing […]
A yet-to-be identified husband allegedly murdered his wife in the Olota area of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos over her failure to cook his meal last Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt that trouble started when the husband, who was said to have returned from work, discovered that the wife only prepared noodles rather than his […]
koyi Crescent in Lagos is in the midst of a miasma of despair and urban distortion. Bennett Oghifo reports on the potential destruction of Lagos’ ecosystem, the spurning of the state government’s efforts at tackling climate change and the likelihood of crashing the value of an upscale neighbourhood in Ikoyi as speculators and developers sand-fill Lagos lagoon, […]
It has been reported that the price of onion has been on the rise beyond what was obtainable years back. Recent findings by Daily Trust… It has been reported that the price of onion has been on the rise beyond what was obtainable years back. Recent findings by Daily Trust on Sunday also revealed that the commodity […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in an enforcement operation that started on Sunday, has impounded 78 trucks for indiscriminate parking in the Apapa-Ijora area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement sent to PUNCH Metro by the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Sunday. According to the statement, the vehicles were impounded by […]
The Federal Government spent N375.8bn on electricity subsidy between January and September this year, as power consumers paid a total of N782.6bn for the commodity during the same period, it was gathered on Sunday. The latest power subsidy figures obtained in Abuja from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, showed […]
