Faruk Shuaibu

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Faruk Shuaibu |Amina Abdullahi |Yusha'u A. Ibrahim |Magaji Isa Hunkuyi |Habibu Idris Gimba

Residents and business owners in the north-eastern region are counting losses, following a blackout occasioned by the construction of a 330kV Turn-In and Turn-Out towers at the new Bauchi 330kV substation transmission lines. Recall that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) notified electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) serving the six states in the North-east that there would be blackout in the region while some places would witness significant drop in the supply of electricity.

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Faruk Shuaibu

The processions for the 2025 hajj ended on Sunday with pilgrims leaving the sprawling tent of Muna for their hotels. The symbolic stoning of shaitan at the Jamarat on the third day of Eid signals the end of the process, except for those who delay their Tawaf, circumambulation of the Kaaba.

2 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Faruk Shuaibu

The Deputy National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE), Engr. Dr. Bola Mudasiru, has stated that Nigeria requires an estimated $3 trillion investment to meet the infrastructure demands of its growing population of over 200 million people. He made this revelation while speaking at a mentorship and scholarship program organized by NIHTE in collaboration with the Civil Engineering Department of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).

3 weeks ago | dailytrust.com | Faruk Shuaibu

A major gridlock on the Abuja-Kaduna highway yesterday caused many commuters travelling home for the Sallah holiday to spend hours on the road. It was gathered that some passengers spent about five to six hours on the journey which ordinarily should be about two and a half hours.

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Faruk Shuaibu

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has expressed concern over the volume of gas flared in 2023, amounting to 183.408 billion standard cubic feet (SCF). The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, stated this at a high-level policy dialogue in Abuja. He also said the lost gas had an estimated economic value of $458.52 million or N685.95 billion.