Vandals Destroy Gombe-Borno Transmission Tower – TCN The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its tower T372, along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330kV transmission line, has been destroyed by vandals. In a statement on Sunday, Ndidi Mbah, general manager of public affairs at TCN, said the incident happened...

Free Conversion of CNG Vehicles Commences in Oyo, Kaduna The Federal Government has commenced the free conversion of petrol-powered commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, and in Zaria, Kaduna State. In Ibadan, about 100 commercial vehicles were converted...

FG, Chinese Firm Partner to Improve Power, Water Supply in FCT The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve electricity and water supply in Abuja. Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, announced the deal in a statement on Sunday. Wike...

Lagos Partners Chinese Firm to Construct Green Line Rail The Lagos government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ministry of finance incorporated (MOFI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to construct the green line rail in the state. In an announcement on Thursday,...

In Six Months Kwara Customs Command Records N13bn Revenue The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, has said that it intercepted 1,153 parcels of marijuana worth N57.6m in July. It also said that between January and June this year, it collected N13.3bn as revenue. The Customs...

Over 1,000 Jigawa Pensioners get N3.4b Jigawa State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme Board, says it has commenced payment of over N3.4 billion to 1,331 retirees who exited active service upon attainment of 35 years in service between January to July this year and...