According to Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), this nationwide blackout was a direct result of the actions of TCN employees, who are represented by the influential National Union of Electricity Workers (NUEE). They shut down all power substations across the nation at around 2:19 AM on Monday, June 3, leading to the grid system’s complete collapse. ADVERTISEMENT
Pulse earlier reported that the Labour Unions, after a meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday, June 2 evening in Abuja, the leadership of the Organised Labour said there was no going back on the nationwide industrial action slated to start on Monday. Read More...
Your chance to buy bricks made from Elon Musk's Boring Company's excavated Earth appears to be getting closer. The companyfiled plans last month with the city of Hawthorne, California — near both the Boring Company and SpaceX's headquarters — to turn a former cabinet shop into a retail store for its Lego-like bricks. Here's what the site may look like, from the filings: ADVERTISEMENT
It's not much different than the current decor of the building, and the surrounding neighborhood, though the fresh coat of paint may be welcomed. Read More...
Our ancestors started drinking booze millions of years ago, and we never stopped. Alcohol is embedded in nearly every culture in the world as a social lubricant, marker of taste and cornerstone of celebrations.
If companies tried to bring it to market for the first time today, however, U.S. regulators would almost certainly forbid it. More than 200 health conditions—from cancer to dementia to cirrhosis— are linked to alcohol; it contributes to 3 million deaths globally each year, many via auto accidents and suicides; and in the U. Read More...