By Ukpono Ukpong In a swift move to improve service delivery and power supply across the country, the Federal Government and the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) have embarked on a special capacity building training of 459 workers from the Federal Ministry of Power, in Abuja. The Three-week training, which began on Monday at the DBI […]
By Joy Obakeye The Federal Government, the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a €25 million grant agreement to expand the power supply in the Northwest. According to the Embassy of France in Abuja, the move was made to witness the development of access to electricity in the Northwest region. […]
A scholar in assessment and measures in Delta state, Dr. Ifekam Ugwala, has urged the state and federal governments to provide food and power supply in order to justify its sit-at-home directive to curtail the spread of COVID-19 Ugwala, who spoke to journalists in Asaba on Tuesday, said that the state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to invest 200 million dollars through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to boost power supply in Nigeria. Mr. Wale Shonibare, the Acting Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Complex (AFDB), said this when he led some management staff of the bank on a visit to the Minister […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the current power supply shortage experienced in the country is as a result of low gas supply which has restrained the ability of many thermal power stations to generate optimally. In a statement signed by the General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, the TCN said the […]
By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Managing Director, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Ernest Mupwaya, has said that not less than 43 Billion Naira is what is required to execute projects that will guarantee steady power supply for customers within its franchise area. Ernest Mupwaya made the disclosure at the interactive session between AEDC Executive Management […]
Kano – Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on viable transmission projects to improve power supply in the state. Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Anwar disclosed that MoU was […]
Sokoto – Dr Habib Nuhu, a Geologist and expert in international Energy Policy and Energy Economics, has urged the Federal government to encourage establishment of mini-grid system to tackle the challenges bedeviling electricity supply in the country. Nuhu made the call in Sokoto in a paper presented at a National Colloquium convened by Mr Zayyanu […]
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), on Thursday, blamed the epileptic power supply in some parts of the area on infrastructure on vandalism. Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communication, PHEDC, said this while briefing newsmen in Uyo. According to him, no fewer than 104 electricity transformers have been vandalised within the Uyo metropolis alone, […]
Micheal Ajayi Following the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) report on system collapse, Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) has denied the allegation of it dropping load allocation. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mr Oyebode Fadipe, on Monday, debunked the development is “We didn’t drop any load.” He said that power allocation […]
About 30 communities in Aawe District of Asa Local Government Area in Kwara are yet to have power supply, over 100 years after their creation, according to the Head of the District, Alhaji Oba Daudu-Suleiman. The district head who disclosed this to the Daily Times in Aawe on Monday, described the development as unfortunate. He […]
Worried by the unsteady power supply across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and its environs, the minister of FCT, Mallam Mohammad Bello, has challenged management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for an improved supply of electricity to the City. The Minister, throw the challenge when he received the NERC Chairman, Professor James Momoh […]
The inadequate supply of electricity is not the reason why the country’s economy is not growing, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. According to Fashola, experts, who attribute the slow growth of Nigeria’s economy to power supply challenges make such arguments without facts and are not correct. This is coming […]
Disturbed by epileptic power supply to their communities, concerned individuals and groups have called on electricity providers to supply enhanced power to them to alleviate their sufferings. To this end, the consumers, under the aegis Joint community association inIlorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have demanded atleast seven hours constant electricity supply daily […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that inadequate power is the major obstacle to full economic development in Nigeria. According to the VP, the problem of irregular power supply in Nigeria is caused by inaccurate billing system resulting from insufficient metering machines. Osinbajo who made the remarks on Saturday in Onna local government area of […]
The National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, (NUTGTWN) has picketed the office of Ikeja Electric over disconnecting electricity supply to Nichemtex factory in Ikorodu and Cotsyn, Ilupeju. The workers during a protest to the office of Ikeja Electric lamented about the economy effects of the non-availability of light at their factories, thereby […]