The Enugu State House of Assembly today urged the Federal Ministry of Power to review the monopoly enjoyed by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The lawmakers called for electricity deregulation which will deliver better benefits to the consumers, including lower prices and more efficient services. The lawmakers insist that deregulation will reduce EEDC monopoly control of power distribution, which will in turn benefit consumers – lowering prices while expanding services and giving the public...

Dealers and buyers of used clothes, popularly known as “Okirika” on Tuesday attributed durability of the clothes, especially ladies’ underwear, for the increasing boom in the business. Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the various selling points in Lagos said that no new pant, girdle, tight, bra, boxer-shot, singlet, among others, that could be compared to the used stuff. The dealers told NAN that the Okirika business had come to...

In a bid to secure the lives and properties of citizens, the Enugu State House of Assembly has directed Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) and Town planning authorities to stop approval or renewal of license for cooking gas installation within filling stations in the state. The resolution was based on the recommendations as presented by Emma Ugwuerua, Chairman House Committee on judiciary, public petitions, ethics and privileges, to the House based on the committees’...

A research conducted by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and Anti-Corruption Evidence, SOAS Consortium, University of London says Corruption in the Nigerian power sector is responsible for the death of Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs in the country. The report on the Nigerian power sector was based on the SOAS University of London Anti-Corruption Evidence, ACE framework  identified the rents being allocated in the sector and their distortion, the beneficiaries associated with the rents...

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed the state government’s readiness to partner Sterling Bank PLC to boost shoe production and enhance job creation in the State. Ikpeazu made this known on Thursday when officials of the Bank paid him a visit at the Government House, Umuahia. The governor said that the commitment of the State Government to promoting its ‘Made in Abia’ products initiative was unwavering. He added that the State Government would remain...

The President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos State, Chief Solomon Ogbonna, has urged the State Government to expedite action on safety measures at markets to avoid further fire outbreaks and loss of lives and property. He made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during his visit with his executive to Martins Street market on Friday in Lagos. “What we are experiencing now in Lagos markets, we have experienced it in November...