Residents from the affected states lamented that the development was making the running of businesses and households difficult.
Owners of small business centres in the Jalingo metropolis, who spoke with The Guardian, also aligned with their counterparts in Gombe and Adamawa. They called on the governments of the affected states to support Yola Electricity Distribution Company in Biu to prevent vandals from further tempering with electric installations.
A senior staff of the company, who pleaded anonymity, as he claimed not to be in a position to speak for the company, said the situation underscored the urgent need for concerted efforts to address the issue of vandalism and restore power supply to the affected regions. Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has promised to support federal establishments in the state whenever the need arises for the betterment of the citizenry.
The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…