Stakeholders back Uzodimma on new Imo University of Agric

Stakeholders from Umuagwo in Imo State,  have lent  their  support to Governor  Hope Uzodinma’s  plan to establish  a new Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences on their land.

The stakeholders had hitherto vehemently battled with past administrations against the establishment of the university because of the provision of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) and multi campus arrangement in the law establishing the university.

The stakeholders said they believed that the PPP provision was  a ploy by a former governor to take over the university after leaving office, insisting that it must be 100  percent owned by the government.

Lagos To Begin Meter Production

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, is working towards local production of affordable smart meters to improve electricity supply in the state.

Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusote, an engineer, said the state was targetting innovative metering solutions.

He spoke at a briefing on the 365 days of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos.

Towards achieving the administration’s agenda, the ministry has accelerated a light-up programme, electrification of public infrastructure, clean energy initiatives, local capacity building and oil and gas interventions.He said the accelerated power programme aimed at facilitating electricity distribution to under-served and unserved communities will be implemented in phases, with the first phase focusing on low-income communities.

Odusote said the governor has approved the procurement and installation of 20,000 metres for communities in Lagos, adding that the ministry has also concluded an electricity franchising agreement with distribution companies.

“We have also launched a smart meter design programme to increase meter penetration in the state by leveraging local capacity towards improving electricity distribution and monitoring,” the commissioner said.

The Nation

Nigeria may lose 24 councils to new UN state

‘Obasanjo, Biya ceded territories in 2003’

By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to a new country to be known as United Nations Organisation (UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun.

The Guardian learnt that the withdrawal of his country’s soldiers by President Paul Biya from the southern part of the planned UNO State of Cameroon has set the stage for the creation of the new state being spearheaded by the UN.

The Guardian