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Reps Say Safety In Electricity Sectors Non-negotiable

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By Gloria Ikibah
The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations, Rep. Sulaiman Gumi, has  emphasized that safety within Nigeria’s electricity sector is non-negotiable.
Gumi stated this while presenting plans for the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry Safety Conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to him, despite efforts by the Federal Government to address safety issues in the electricity sector, challenges persists.
These issues include vandalism, theft, installation of electricity by unlicensed installers, production and use of substandard electrical materials, among other concerns.
The Chairman said that the Committee plans to collaborate with the Association for Public Policy Analysis and other stakeholders in the power sector to host the conference.
“The Power Sector is a critical industry where safety standards and regulations must be strictly followed for effective legislative action,” Gumi said.
He assured that the Federal Government was committed to improving safety standards in the electricity sector through laws and regulations designed to ensure safe and secure electricity service delivery, protecting lives and property.
Despite the existing efforts, Gumi stressed that there are still significant gaps in compliance and enforcement, which necessitate further legislative intervention. He emphasized that the upcoming conference will provide a platform for stakeholders across the country to share insights on opportunities and challenges related to safety standards in the sector.
The conference, according to Gumi, will help the Committee fulfill its constitutional oversight functions as laid out in Section 88 of the 1999 Constitution.
The event aims to bring together key stakeholders, including private operators, consumers, and Nigeria’s international development partners, to develop a policy document that strengthens safety standards and regulations within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
One of the main objectives of the conference is to enhance the capacity of individuals responsible for electricity installations and improve compliance with safety standards. It will also address issues like vandalism, theft, and the use of substandard materials by aligning with the Electricity Act 2023.
“The conference seeks to build collaboration among stakeholders to tackle the importation, marketing, and use of substandard electrical materials, as well as the problem of quackery in the power sector,” Gumi added.
In addition, the conference will address the importation of substandard solar systems and materials used in renewable energy projects and explore the link between electricity safety regulations and broader policies on health and construction at various government levels.
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LASG shuts down Idera market over ‘environmental pollution

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) says it has sealed off the Idera market in the Oshodi metropolis.

In a statement on Thursday, Ajayi Lukman, LAGESC spokesperson, said the agency sealed the market due to unhygienic practices and indiscriminate dumping of refuse, which contravened the environmental law of the state.

He said the measure was taken to enforce adherence to environmental cleanliness across registered markets in the state.

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‘‘Our operatives stationed across the Oshodi division during routine market monitoring identified the filth, unhygienic practices, and indiscriminate dumping of refuse around the Idera Market area, which prompted us to seal off the market until further notice,” the statement reads.

Lukman quoted Olaniyi Cole, the corps marshal of the agency, as decrying the level of hygiene at the market, which could lead to an outbreak of diseases.

He said Cole frowned at the inability of the market leadership to provide a valid waste collection contract, which resulted in the heaps of refuse in the facility.

He added that the display of wares for sale on road setbacks, lay-bys, medians, verges, kerbs, street trading, and hawking remained banned in the metropolis.

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The LAGESC corps marshal reiterated the ban on the sales, distribution, and usage of styrofoam in the state, noting that anyone found culpable would be punished decisively.

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Hours to Edo guber polls, major opposition candidate crumbles structure for Ighodalo

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Hours to the Edo State governorship election, the guber candidate of the All Peoples Party (APP)Amb Osalumese Areloegbe on Thursday morning collapsed the structure for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq.

Addressing journalists at the party secretariat in Benin City, Areloegbe said his decision to collapse the structure for the PDP candidate was because he believed that Ighodalo had all it would take to govern the state to greater heights.

According to him, I urged all my followers and supporters to disregard any information that I have aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.

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“I am supporting Asue Ighodalo because he is competent, not that I am not competent but I believe Asue is on the forefront. That is my reason for supporting his candidacy.

“My party is aware because they have been having a series of negotiations for us to align with the APC, and I told them categorically that I am supporting PDP. My eighteen local government followers are in full support of my decision, I mean 100 per cent supporting the PDP candidate, Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie in this election.

“My choice for Asue Ighodalo is because, apart from myself, I see him as the next better candidate that I can support and I can put my weight on because he has the capacity, mentally, physically and otherwise to pilot the affairs of Edo State to greater heights.

“The national secretariat of my party, APP – they are in Abuja and I am in the state, and know much more of what is happening in Edo State. They are not here and don’t know what is going on here in Edo. And I am in a position to tell them what will be better for the Edo people.

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“There is a parable that says, ‘You cannot shave a man’s head when he is not present’. I am here in Edo State and I know who to support and why I am supporting him. The national leadership might have taken a different tone, but this is what I and my followers have chosen.

“We had a series of other politicians who had made such decisions before. That is why I agreed with the support of my supporters to collapse my structure for the governorship candidate of the PDP Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie.”

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SAD! Woman reportedly d!3s in Osun building c0llapse

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

A resident of Ifetedo in Osun State, simply identified as Idowu, had reportedly died in an incident of collapse building that occurred in the town.

The collapsed structure was said to be a dilapidated building that suddenly caved in and killed the woman.

A resident of Ifetedo, simply identified as Ogunyemi, while speaking to The PUNCH on Thursday, said operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, responding to a distress call, were at the scene of the incident.

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Some NSCDC operatives rushed to the scene after they were informed of the incident. They were joined by some other people in the community.

Idowu was the only person in the building when the incident happened. She was brought out dead from the rubble.

“The incident caused panic in Omiloode Area, where the building is located. The building that collapsed is a dilapidated structure,” Ogunyemi said.

Osun NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Kehind Adeleke, when contacted confirmed the incident, adding that the scene was immediately cordoned off by security men.

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“An abandoned dilapidated building located along Omiloode Street, Ifetedo collapsed and killed one Mrs Idowu, who was said to be around the structure when the incident happened.

“The tragic incident occurred at about 17:30 hours on Tuesday.

“Officers and men of NSCDC Ife South Division, upon getting information rushed to the scene of the incident for rescue operation. But unfortunately, the woman had passed on. She was brought out of the rubble dead. The site was immediately cordoned off,” Adeleke said.

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