In interview with Stephen Sackur, on BBC’s HardTalk, Nigeria’s minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, says corruption is a symptom of lack of law and order, stating that he would focus on these rather than corruption.Mr. Fashola emphasised that there is no corruption-free country in the world, but lack of law enforcement makes […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday advised Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to patronise local meter manufacturing companies in the country. He gave the advice while inaugurating the Mass Meter Deployment programme in Kano on Monday. The minister said such patronage was necessary to encourage the production of meters by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to Nigerians to embrace the increase in electricity tariff, described the increase as “a painful pill,” that consumers need to “swallow”. Fashola related this, on the sidelines of the second monthly sectoral meeting with stakeholders in the power sector in Lagos, where he also […]
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