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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said the Red Line Rail project would be commissioned next month by President Bola Tinubu. Making the disclosure during the 2024 yearly thanksgiving of the state, the governor said the project is 99.9 per cent completed. He added that the state has every reason to be thankful to God. […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has expressed concern over the electricity load rejection by power distribution companies despite the blackout witnessed in many parts of Nigeria. It threatened to enforce appropriate regulatory actions against Discos that fail to meet the key performance targets for electricity offtake, stressing that the disparity between available power capacity and customer […]
The Lagos State Ministry of Housing has warned all prospective homebuyers eyeing the Harmony Court Apartments in Lagos to exercise extreme caution when dealing with the real estate developer, ‘House Height Limited.’ In a recent statement, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engr. Abdulhafis Toriola disassociated the government from the said developer. This was revealed […]
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of part of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation beginning from Tuesday, 9 January, 2024. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi on Thursday said the closure of part of the bridge was in line with the earlier notifications. “The Lagos State Government wishes […]
Traders at the POWA (Police Officers’ Wives Association) market, Phase II Plaza, Computer Village, Lagos, have lamented demolition of their structures. The market was pulled down by police authorities on New Year day, at about 12:30 a.m., while many traders were away celebrating the holiday. The Guardian learnt that eviction notices had been posted on […]
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission has stated that electricity distribution companies require its approval before increasing tariffs. The spokesperson of the NERC, Usman Abba Arabi, made this disclosure in a chat with The PUNCH correspondent on Tuesday. There have been media reports that Discos had concluded plans to hike electricity tariffs in the New Year. Earlier, the […]
There are strong indications that some Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have quietly effected a tariff change, contrary to the position of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) that it has not approved any electricity tariff increase. According to a consumer on the network of Ikeja Electric (IE), Mr. Abidemi Odeyingbo, a resident on Budland Street, Ojodu-Berger […]
The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, reiterated that the demolition of the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos, was duly approved. PUNCH Metro reported on Monday that shop owners counted their losses following the demolition of the complex in the early […]
The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that it was currently reviewing the implementation process for a cost reflective electricity tariff, but stated that it would continue to subsidise power supply for vulnerable citizens in Nigeria. It also announced that it would unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria by separating Transmission services from System and Market […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, has said that the state government will focus on completing ongoing projects across the state in the new year. Omotoso, who spoke exclusively to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Sunday, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s “ambitious N2.2tn budget” would be utilised judiciously for infrastructure development […]
