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By Remi Ibikunle  Flipboard Reddit Pinterest Whatsapp Email   Share Gatekeepers News  reports that the YEDC further disconnected, ministries, departments, and agencies over an alleged inability of the state government to offset its electricity bills of over N500 million. Some officials of the company, who spoke to DAILY POST, said the action became necessary because of the state government’s alleged lukewarm attitude towards settling its electricity bills. The staff who craved anonymity said, “the truth is that we have been pushed to the wall by the state government. If we continue like this, our dreams of ensuring stable power will turn out to be a mirage.” Government activities at the state secretariat have been grounded as most of their jobs that have to do with typing, and photocopying among others, are now carried out in business centers. Some top officials of some of the ministries, departments, and agencies have confirmed that they were denied power due to the gove...

  The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission, HYPPADEC, has stated that it will increase its efforts to provide relief to communities hosting hydroelectric dams in the country while mitigating the effects of flooding in these areas. The majority of Nigeria’s hydroelectric power is produced by six states: Niger, Kebbi, Kwara, Benue, Kogi, and Plateau. Niger state is home to four of the nation’s hydroelectric power dams The Hydro electric power development commission HYPPADEC was set up by the federal government in January 2021 to address the socio economic challenges of the people suffering ecological and  environmental hazards. The managing director of the commission said since its establishment, the commission has carried out various interventions. These includes skills acquisition for youths in these areas, provision of life jackets for safe water transportation for residents and provision of motor bikes for local vigilantes to support their efforts i...

  The Taraba State government said it has concluded plans to sell off Taraba Beverages Nigeria Ltd, the producers of Mambilla Highland Tea, to private investors. Ezikiel Iliya, the Managing Director of the Taraba Investment and Property Development, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He explained that the function of the agency was to build government corporations and transfer them to private investors. This development is coming barely ten days after the Bauchi State government announced its concluded plan to hand over the ownership of Zaranda International Hotels and five other companies in the state to private entities. This decision was greeted with public criticism, especially from the opposition. According to research, the Beverages Company Ltd, which produces Mambilla Highland Tea, is one of Africa’s largest green tea sourcing companies, handling over 1.5 million kilos of tea annually. It is located at Kakara, Sardauna Local Government of ...