The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that it paid N1.28 billion for solar streetlight projects outside its statutory mandate. TCN disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah. The clarification follows reports that the company disbursed N1.28 billion in May and June 2026 for solar streetlight projects. According…
Residents of Basan-Mbube in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State have expressed joy after seeing street lights for the first time. The street lights, CONVERSEER reports, were installed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and facilitated by Chief Orok Duke, Cross River State representative of the Commission. The NDDC Solar Streetlight project,…
The President Bola Tinubu’s administration budgeted N800million under the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act, for purchase and distribution of tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep in Abia State, rural electrification, provision of boreholes and ICT equipment in Rivers State, renovation of schools in Bayelsa state, and provision of street…
SaharaReporters’ analysis of the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act has shown that President Bola Tinubu’s administration budgeted the sum of N200 million under the Agricultural Research and Management Institute, also known as Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) – Ilorin, Kwara State for the construction of streetlights in Bayelsa and Kano states and rehabilitation of…
