Tag: electricity
Power generation drops by 1.5gigawatts as Nigeria loses N2.5bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said that the country’s power supply would drop by 1.5 gigawatts due…
Ghana President promises bold action on electricity crisis
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday promised decisive action to fix the country’s worsening electricity crisis, which has wreaked…
FG set to boost electricity, signs MoU for 500 megawatts
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with One Nation Energy Platform Ltd. for the production of…
CBN disburses additional N39.5bn for electricity generation, distribution
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed additional N39.527 billion to six electricity generating and distributing companies from the N213…
I’ll provide electricity for businesses in Nigeria, says Buhari
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to provide electricity for businesses…
WAPIC 2014: Elumelu wants Power Transmission Company privatised
By Simon Ateba Africa’s business leader and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria’s power transmission…
Power Supply: Jonathan Has Failed Nigeria —Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola says the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government has no excuse for failing to provide electricity…
Still Unhappy Citizenry After 54 Years Of Nationhood
By Odunayo Joseph On the 1st October of every year, it has become a norm for our country to celebrate…
Boko Haram: FG to restore power supply in Borno soon
The Federal Government said on Sunday that it was doing everything possible to restore power supply in Borno, following an…
Kwara plans Intergrated Power Plant to boost electricity
The Kwara State Government said on Friday that it planned to have an Integrated Power Plant to improve on electricity…
Aboru resident decries theft of transformer parts
Henry Ojelu Residents of Aboru in Agbado-Oke-Odo Local Community Development Area, LCDA have decried the stealing of vital parts of…
Electricity: Minister woos Chinese investors
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said that the transmission sub-sector of Nigeria’s power sector was…
FG targets 5000mw of electricity, 370m gas by Dec
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to boost gas supply nationwide by 370 million metric cubic feet per day (mcf/d)…
2 Men Electrocuted
Stephen Oni/Ilorin Two middle-aged men have been electrocuted in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, northcentral Nigeria. The incident, which occurred…
Boost electricity supply, FG tells power companies
The Federal Government has urged private power firms to explore the use of embedded power generation to boost power supply,…