laments

Kano Electricity Company Laments Loss Of ₦52bn Revenue

January 19, 2020 5:39 pm

The Kano state Electricity Distribution Company KEDCO did not find it easy in it’s revenue collection in 2019 as the Company is said to have lost energy worth N52 Billion Naira Supplied to it by the Regulators.

Speaking while unveiling new Customer Strategy and Company award and Empowered Conference, the Managing Director of the company Mr Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna said KEDCO cannot meets its obligations with the serious problems facing them.

The Managing Director noted that they have introduced several measures to curtail energy loss and lack of staff commitments to Company growth as well as revenue collection, which

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CAN Laments Persecution Of Christians In Northern Nigeria

December 31, 2019 5:25 am

Kaduna State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev. Joseph Hayab, has said that the Church in Nigeria is undergoing real persecution.

He noted that many Christians have been kidnapped and are being kidnapped on a daily basis especially in the northern part of the country.

Rev. Hayab, while making his views known on the situation Christians found themselves in the north expressed dismay that many Church leaders are afraid of speaking out the truth of what is happening for fear of the unknown.

He explained, “As a Christian and particular as Church leaders, you must be known

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Klopp Laments Timing Of Club World Cup

December 17, 2019 5:21 pm

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are fully focused on winning this week’s Club World Cup ahead of their semi-final against Monterrey of Mexico but hit out at the timing of the competition and questioned FIFA’s plans to expand the tournament in future.

“We are here now and we are completely focused on it, but if you had asked me beforehand if I think that there should be a Club World Cup in the middle of our season, I would say no, in my honest opinion,” Klopp told journalists at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, where Liverpool face Monterrey on Wednesday.

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Importation Of Metals Killing SMEs, FG Laments

December 9, 2019 10:42 am

The federal government has lamented that the importation of metal product into Nigeria, especially those locally produced in the country has dealt a serious blow on the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) operating in the sector in the country.

Disclosing this at a workshop on stimulation and promotion of activities of SMEs in the metal sector held in Jos, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. AbdulKadri Mu’azu said, “We import all kinds of metal products, even the ones produced within the country. This is because the quality of products made in Nigeria cannot be compared …

FG Laments High Oil Production Cost

December 4, 2019 4:28 am

The federal government yesterday expressed deep concern over the high cost of producing a barrel of crude oil and its attendant effects on the nation’s revenue.

According to the government, Nigeria’s input into the production of a barrel of oil remains one of the highest among all Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), adding that the high cost of production is affecting oil revenues and by extension threatening net revenue as well as stunting growth and development in the country.

Minister of State, Petroleum, Mr. Timipre Sylva, expressed the concern yesterday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, at the ninth …

‘My wife pushed, slapped my mother’ – Carpenter laments

May 10, 2019 10:05 am

A carpenter, Chijoke Okonkwo, on Friday prayed a Customary Court in Nyanya, accused his wife, Ifeoma of ill-treating his mother and prayed the court to dissolve the one-year marriage.

Okonkwo the petitioner, who resides in Jikwoyi pleaded with the judge, Jemilu Jega, saying, “I cannot leave with a woman who lacks home training.

“I took my wife to the village for my mum to teach her good values and how to be a good wife.

“Instead of my wife to learn, she became worse. She snatched my mother’s phone from while making a call, pushed and slapped her,” he said.…

NCC laments rise in Cyber Crimes

April 12, 2019 11:47 pm

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Dambatta, has lamented rising cases of cybercrime and e-fraud in the country using telecommunications platforms, saying it poses a serious challenge to the Commission.

Speaking during NCC Special Day at the ongoing 30th Enugu International Trade Fair, Dambatta explained that cybercrime consists of illegal activities conducted on a computer or mobile device connected to the Internet.

“The Commission advises all our consumers not to open email that is unfamiliar and also note that banks will not request personal information over the Internet. In the event that this unfortunate …