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Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi, disclosed that only Katsina and Kaduna states accessed both their first and second quarters of the 2024 UBE matching grant which 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) failed to access warning that it will cause a significant challenge for basic and junior secondary education which will eventually contribute to higher number of out-of-school children.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a warning in a statement released on Monday that no electricity distribution companies (DisCos) should illegally force electricity consumers to apply or pay to fund the replacement of faulty and obsolete meters within their franchise areas.
Head, Corporate Communications of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Sani Bala Sani, disclosed KEDCO plan to invest $100 milion (N169 billion at N1659/ $) in a safe grid through partnership and initial investment of around $100 million to develop a 100 megawatt (MW) to provide 24-hour power supply to key industries, commercial hubs, and critical government infrastructure in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states which would begin its exit from the national grid while eliminating reliance on the national grid..
