The power sector has recorded a generation capacity loss of N243 billion from January to October. This is contained in the October 2020 electricity generation statistics released on Sunday by the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), the umbrella body of GenCos. According to the data, the major challenge facing the electricity generation sub-sector is […]
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has yesterday ordered all its officers to ‘immediately resume’ operations across the country. The Corps had earlier suspended all enforcements due to the #EndSARS protests in the country. Some offices of the Corps were also torched by rampaging hoodlums who hijacked the protests against police brutality to terrorise Nigerians including […]
Canada on Friday increased its immigration targets to bolster the economy and fill jobs in sectors experiencing shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic led to closed borders and a sharp slowdown in new arrivals, the immigration minister said. The country is aiming to add 401,000 new permanent residents next year and 411,000 in 2022, an increase […]
The West African Examinations Council has said the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. The PUNCH learnt that the release of the results was postponed due to the violence and arson in the country. WAEC had said the unrest in the country affected some […]
By Foster Obi Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said with many countries proposing ban on use of fossil fuels, and the world transitioning from oil, maritime offers Nigeria a bounteous substitute in the country’s economic diversification drive. The NIMASA Boss stated this recently in Abuja when he […]
By Foster Obi Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured all stakeholders and the general public that the recent arson attack on its headquarters and Tincan Port branch in Lagos has not affected its operations in any way as the company has continues to render services unhindered. A statement signed by Jatto A Adams, General Manager, […]