Politics

REA embarks on solarization of public institutions to save cost of governance

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 January 2025 0

By Haruna Salami The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has presented 2025 budget proposal of over N500 billion with provision of N100 billion for national public sector solarization to reduce cost of governance in Nigeria. The MD/CEO, REA, Abba Abubakar Aliyu who stated this Monday at the

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BREAKING: Buhari nullifies REA boss’ suspension by minister

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2020 0

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed that the suspension of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi from her role as Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, be reversed. Ogunbiyi was earlier suspended by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman. READ ALSO: Ekwunife commends Buhari over Onitsha-Enugu road “Her resignation effective December 31, 2019,

Energy News

FG begins 1MW capacity solar farm at AE-Funai

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

As part of efforts to boost education by the federal government, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, yesterday, kick-started the process of building one mega watt capacity solar farm at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. The University is one of the first nine Federal universities that are […]

Business News

REA pushes for community’s ownership of power systems, enlists 99 cooperatives

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) – an agency of the federal government tasked with connecting rural people to electricity supplies, has initiated a new drive that could strengthen the capacity of rural communities to own and operate power supply systems in their localities. Christened the Rural Electricity Users Cooperative Society (REUCS), the REA said it […]