OBAFEMI HAMZAT LAMENTS HIGH ELECTRICITY TARIFF, SAYS HIS BILL ROSE BY 974% IN A MONTH. (PHOTO).

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 Obafemi Hamzat laments high electricity tariff, says his bill rose by 974% in a month Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, says his electricity bill inexplicably skyrocketed from N2.7 million in March to N29 million in April. Hamzat said the electricity distribution company (DisCo) also frustrated his efforts to utilise the prepaid meter he procured. Punch reports that the deputy governor spoke on Monday during a roundtable discussion between the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Lagos state government in Victoria Island. Both parties were billed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the electrification of rural communities in Lagos. Hamzat, who represented Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, at the event, decried what he called ā€œcrazy billsā€ from DisCos. ā€œPeople that are trying to survive, and the common denominator for them is power. They don’t have power. There are billing challenges. In fact I’m a very good example,ā€ he said. ā€œLast month, in my...

LAGOS: ALL SCHOOLS TO RESUME ON MONDAY.(PHOTO).



LAGOS: ALL SCHOOLS TO RESUME ON MONDAY




Lifestyle Nigeria reports that this was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the state, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Saturday.

The directive was approved by the Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.

The statement partly read, ā€œAll schools below tertiary level in Lagos State are mandated to resume for First Term on Monday September 5, 2022 as stated in the 2022/2023 Harmonised Academic Calendar as approved by the Honourable Commissioner for Education Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.

ā€œThe academic calendar prioritises standardized learning days and schools are to ensure strict compliance for the delivery of quality and sustainable education in Lagos State.

ā€œStudents and school-based staff are welcome back to school and are expected to adhere to health and safety protocols toward a productive school year.ā€

It was also stated that the academic calendar could be downloaded from the Lagos Education Quality Assurance website.


 

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