Tag: Oyo
Major Power Outage Hits Lagos, Oyo as Transmission Towers Collapse
Lagos, Nigeria – Electricity supply to major parts of Southwest Nigeria has been severely disrupted after three critical transmission towers collapsed along the Ikeja West-Osogbo 330KV line, causing a 165-megawatt power deficit. Incident Details Impacted Areas The outage affects bulk power supply to:✔ Ikeja Electric (Lagos)✔ Eko Electric (Lagos)✔ Ibadan Electric (Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Kwara,…
Oyo’s Education Crisis: ₦90 Billion Budget Fails to Fix Roofless Classrooms
Ibadan, Oyo State – Despite Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration allocating a record ₦90.6 billion to education in 2024—a 56% increase from 2023’s ₦58 billion—public primary schools across the state remain in shocking disrepair, with pupils studying in roofless classrooms and sitting on bare floors. A Broken System in Plain Sight At St. Stephen Primary School…