The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has emphasised the importance of financial officers in State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) resisting pressure and maintaining accountability in the management of funds allocated for the Universal Basic Education (UBE) program. Speaking in Abuja, on Monday at a training session for Accountants…
Recently, shortage of potable water has hit the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The situation is noticeably pervasive in the nation’s capital, painting an ugly image of FCT, as water vendors hawk water round the places. But, the FCT administration in a recent report owned up to the scarcity and blamed it on…
Gom Mirian/Juliet Jacob The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to allegations that Nestle’s infant formulas contain sugar and honey, stating that the products in question are not registered and not sold in Nigeria. A statement made public on from NAFDAC’s website and sighted by Africa Health Report,…
By Suleiman Abbah The announcement made by the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, regarding the recruitment of 1,486 personnel by the Nigeria Navy to enhance internal security operations in the Niger Delta, is a clear indication that the Nigerian security system is undergoing a significant reengineering process. This move announed by Matawalle…
Anselm Okolo Drama over Arrest The drama of the arrest and trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello is not over, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is reported to be considering, abandoning the non – kinetic approach it has so far adopted so far, for the kinetic in arresting him for…
FeedUp Africa, a non-profit organization, has announced plans to address the alarming rates of malnutrition among children under five in Ogun state. Victoria Oletu, the Technical Lead at FeedUp Africa, Thursday, revealed that the organisation will be commemorating the Global Child Nutrition Month in April with an intervention at the Ofada Primary Health Care Center….
Apparently, the hike in electricity tariffs announced by the Federal government was the dominant issue in nearly all forum of discussion among Nigerians and even those in the Diaspora. However, knocks, anger have followed the Nigerian Electricity Distribution Company’s (NERC) electricity tariff hike for Band A users, consumers who enjoy at least 20 hours of…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) ₦200m for violating a new tariff order. In a statement on Friday, NERC stated, “AEDC has been fined ₦200,000,000 (Two Hundred Million Naira) for failure to comply with the prescribed customer band classifications for the tariff billing.” The decision comes…
Manufacturers and organised Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 per cent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply. They insisted on the electricity subsidy, warning that its removal would send manufacturers out of business and worsen inflation. The subsidy on electricity has been withdrawn completely from the…
The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495m, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from public power supply. This was as doctors, nurses, and other staff of the hospital refused to work beyond 4.00 pm unless power is reconnected. UCH Public…
