Tag: electricity
Ilorin residents lament over a month blackout.
Thousands of residents in parts of Ilorin, the Kwara capital, on Friday said they were going through a lot of…
BEDC signs MoU to boost electricity in rural communities
The Benin Electricity and Distribution Company (BEDC), has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mountain Institute (RMI), Colorado, U.S.A and…
South Sudan to source electricity from neighbouring countries
South Sudan will harness electricity power connection from neighbouring countries and build additional hydro power dams to boost its development…
Nigerian Govt working on generating more energy via geothermal sources
The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was working towards generating more energy through geothermal sources, to enhance Nigeria’s…
Nigeria commits N72bn on equipment for unused 2,000MWs
The Federal Government has committed to invest N72 billion for the procurement and installation of equipment to help distribute unused…
Ikorodu residents protest crazy electricity bills
Some residents of Ikorodu carried out a peaceful protest to press home their demand for a realistic electricity billing system…
We’re determined to generate 3,000MW of electricity – LASG
The Lagos State Government at the weekend said it was determined to generate 3,000 megawatts of electricity through embedded power…
Electricity: Ipaja residents kicks over mass disconnection
Some electricity consumers in Baruwa community in Ipaja, Lagos, on Thursday faulted the disconnection of their power supply from the…
Eko Disco restores power to community after 9 months outage
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has restored power supply to residents of Ijegun Imore New Estate in Satellite…
We can now generate, transmit over 7,000MW of electricity – Minister
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says that the country now has the capacity to generate…
Electricity: AfDB to spend $711m in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday said it would invest 711.5 million dollars in some projects in the country…
World Bank approves $486m loan to upgrade Nigeria’s electricity transmission
The World Bank on Friday approved an International Development Association (IDA) Credit of 486 million dollars for the rehabilitation and…
Nigerian Govt, MAN discuss measures to distribute 2,000MW unused electricity
Determined to distribute unused 2,000MW of electricity, the Federal Government on Tuesday met with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)…
Nigerian Govt urged to tackle electricity, health in favour of masses
The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Bishop of Abuja and Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has urged the Federal Government…
Prepaid metre producer wants direct sale of electricity to customers
Sabrud Consortium, an indigenous prepaid meter manufacturing company, has advised the Federal Government to allow producers to sell prepaid meters…