Power Outage in Enugu Due to Reduced Power Supply Following Tariff Increase, EEDC

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has urged customers in certain parts of Enugu State, who have been experiencing power outages for over four days, to bear with the company during this challenging period. In a statement released on Monday and signed by the Management of Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL), it was explained…

Nigeria Overlooks Bamboo Goldmine, Scholars Lament

Participants at a forum themed “Strengthening Investment Opportunities in the Bamboo Value Chain for Sustainable Industrial Growth and Economic Development in Anambra State” held Participants at a one-day Investors’ Forum have called for a multi-stakeholder action and investment in bamboo value chain development in Anambra State and Nigeria at large. They decried the untapped and…

Save Refinery, Save Our Future— Nigerians Warn Against Repeating Failed Privatizations

Dr. David Kingleo Elijah By our reporter As agitation grows anew over the proposed sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery, a coalition of concerned citizens and stakeholders has issued a stark warning to the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). They caution against a repeat of failed privatizations that could jeopardize…

NUMW Laments Abandonment of Nigerian Miners in Central African Republic, Urges Federal Government Intervention

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW) and the Heavy Equipment Operators Section (Caterpillar Coordinators) has raised an alarm over the abandonment of eleven Nigerian mine workers by their employer in the Central African Republic (CAR). The unions are urgently calling on the Federal Government and relevant agencies to intervene and rescue…