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Osinbajo reconstitutes Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Board

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

The Federal Government has announced the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET). The reconstituted NBET Board, which has been ratified by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, has the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun as

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Electricity workers threaten to cut power nationwide

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2018 0

…Demands TCN MD’s sack The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) said they would ground the entire power structure in the country unless the federal government intervenes. The threat follows alleged administrative irregularities and high handedness levelled on the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman

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Kwara Community protests ‘crazy’ electricity bills, extortion

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2018 0

Scores of youths and women in Omu-Aran, stormed major streets in the community on Thursday to protest over alleged outrageous electricity bills and extortion by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The youths who carried placards took to the street as early 8.am chanting war songs. They were armed with placards with inscriptions like, “Omu-Aran say […]

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Reps order NERC to reinstate IBEDC board

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2018 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Power Wednesday issued a 48 – hour ultimatum to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to reinstate the suspended board of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). Chairman of the House Committee on Power, Rep. Daniel Asuquo, who issued the ultimatum during the investigative public hearing on the

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Allow us purchase electricity elsewhere, protesters urge EKEDC

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2018 0

The Association of Shop Owners at the Sura Shopping Complex, Lagos Island on Wednesday led a peaceful protest to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) on the Marina, to demand freedom to patronise alternative power supply firms. The protesters who came out in black attire carried placards with various inscriptions, chanting songs to register […]

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Delta Govt spends N3.97bn for 83 Projects

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

The Delta state government said it has spent N3,970,903,110,76 for a total of 83 Projects, and executed 32 others at the cost of N507,025,050,00 for three years. Barr. New World Safugha, the state commissioner for power and Energy who made this known to our reporter in Asaba on Monday in an interview, disclosed that under […]

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National grid collapse, cause of outage — Eko Disco

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2018 0

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid. The General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company, Mr Godwin Idemudia, said on Monday that the outage which occurred about 2.27 p.m. on Sunday affected Ajah, Akangba and Agbara transmission […]

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SSAEAC declares dispute with TCN management

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2018 0

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), on Sunday declared a trade dispute with the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN), management over alleged anti-workers practices. SSAEAC said at its National Executive Council meeting in Lagos that the management of TCN contravened some labour rules and failed to honour several meeting arrangements

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P/Harcourt disco explains blackout in 4 states

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2018 0

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), has blamed the persisting blackout in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers on ruptured of gas-bearing pipelines to power stations in the states. Manager of Corporate Communications of the company, Mr John Onyi, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. He, however, assured […]

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Proposed nuclear power plants can boost electricity — Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2018 0

A Russian Nuclear Energy expert says that the construction of a proposed Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), in Nigeria is capable of delivering stable and affordable electricity in the country. The Chief Executive Officer, Central and Southern Africa, Nuclear Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), Dmitry Shornikov, said this in an interview text emailed to the News Agency of […]

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National Assembly urged to tackle Discos’ irregular billings

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

Electricity consumers in Kano state have expressed dissatisfaction over what they described as irregular as well as over billing by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). The disgruntled Customers vehemently kicked against the outrageous billing system introduced by the discos in the Northern part of the country during an interactive session with the house of

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Minister of Power, Fashola blames rain for poor power supply

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has warned that the raining season will pose a major challenge to the transmission and distribution arms of the power industry. According to him, although the rains will benefit hydro power stations, it will also pose some difficulties in the running of the distribution and transmission […]

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Ex-NIEEE chief wants equipment replacement loans for Discos

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

Immediate past Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Mr Emmanuel Akinwole, on Wednesday urged the federal government to give loans to electricity distribution companies to replace their dilapidated equipment. Akinwole made the appeal in an interview in Lagos. He said that such a loan would enable electricity consumers to enjoy improvement

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BEDC’s failure to provide Asaba light ignites protest

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2018 0

Massive protest unsettled some parts of Asaba, Delta state on Monday following the alleged failure by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to provide light. The protesters, many of whom were from Behind Nitel, Nnebisi road Awai road, took to various streets in shouting, and later moved to the office of the BEDC along Awai […]

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GenCos deny falsification of financial statement, generation capacity

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2018 0

…says TCN is ignorant of market Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) on Sunday provided clarifications on the allegation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) that GenCos falsify their capacity declarations for financial claims. In a press statement signed by Ndidi Mbah, media officer of Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), the umbrella body

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Install pre-paid meters, South-East electricity consumers beg DISCOs

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

Electricity consumers in the South-East have urged electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to strive to install pre-paid meters to all consumers to check over-billing and estimated billing that causes disagreements. The consumers made their feelings known Thursday in Enugu during a forum of the House of Representative Ad-Hoc Committee to Curb Excessive Electricity

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Nigerians Now Enjoy Better Electricity Than In The Past – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2018 0

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says when compared to the past, Nigerians currently enjoy better electricity supply. According to the Minister, this is the feedback he has gotten in recent times from right thinking Nigerians.   The Minister said the right thinking Nigerians have revealed to him that they now spend […]

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Women protest, say our husbands abandon us over six years power outage

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

Hundreds of women from Alaba-Oro, Mosafejo and Amukoko area of Lagos on Thursday stormed the Marina headquarters of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, protesting over six years epileptic power supply. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the all-women protesters prevented workers and visitors from entering EKEDC premises and caused traffic gridlock on the ever-busy

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Saudi Arabia plans 200,000 megawatts of solar power

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank will partner to develop a massive, multi-billion-dollar solar project in the kingdom that could generate 200 gigawatts(200,000 megawatts) by 2030, SoftBank said Wednesday. The deal was signed on the sidelines of a US visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has undertaken a whirlwind of economic and social […]

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Nigeria power producers sue govt over non-payment of debt

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2018 0

Power generation companies in Nigeria, popularly known as GenCos, have sued Nigeria’s central government at a federal court in the country’s capital of Abuja, over alleged non-payment of debt in excess of N1 trillion. In the papers of the suit filed the power companies, according to Businessamlive, they have also accused the government of giving […]