Fed Govt To Sell Geregu, 2 Plants For N434bn       The Federal government has said it will sell the Geregu, Omotosho and Calabar power plants for N434 billion to investors next year. This is contained in a document presented by Alex Okoh, the Director-General, Bureau of Public...

ENDSARS: A WEEK OF HELL...AND HUMOUR!         This past week has been full of fire, fury and despair for most Nigerians, no thanks to the unfortunate ENDSARS protests and the many catastrophic, unsavoury scenes that characterised its chaotic aftermath. This past week, violence reigned supreme in the...

Average Transport Fare Increases In September – NBS       Average transport fares across the modes of transportation have increased considerably. This is according to the Transport Fare Watch data for September 2020 provided by the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS said the average fare paid by commuters...

Still on Keeping Hands Clean in Nigeria By Olajide Adelana     While the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us that handwashing with soap is the cornerstone of infection control, rural villagers in Nigeria remain out of reach of proper hand hygiene facilities. In commemoration of this year’s...

Budget 2021: FG Earmarks N152bn For Electricity       The Federal Government is to pay power generation companies through Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, the sum of N152.416 billion in 2021. According to details of the 2021 budget now before National Assembly, this forms one of the largest...

Lagos Atop As States’ IGR Drops By 11.7%       The Internally Generated Revenue of the states dropped to N612.87bn in the first six months of 2020 from N693.91bn in the corresponding period of 2019. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Tuesday in its report published on...