Tag: PHCN
Burnt Duplex In Ibadan: Ex-Eagle, Okunowo Counts Losses
Former Super Eagles and ex-Barcelona of Spain star, Gbenga Okunowo is counting the losses of the Sunday morning fire that…
25 firms bid for PHCN power stations
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Wednesday said it had received technical and financial proposals from 25 potential investors…
Plane Crash: How PHCN saved a Nigerian teenager
Nigeria’s abysmal power supply by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, may have saved 14-year-old, David Shoyemi from being…
Panel blames PHCN’s CEOs for firm’s inefficiency
A committee set up to look into metering and electricity supply in Nigeria has faulted chief executive officers of PHCN…
Nigeria boosts power supply with 120 megawatts
The Omotosho Power Plant Phase 2 in western Nigeria is ready to contribute 120 megawatts to the national grid, the Niger…
Nigeria signs deal with French firm for electricity
Nigeria has signed a deal worth up to $200 million (157 million euros) with two French firms to improve electricity…
PHCN burdened by N88b debt, says minister
Professor Barth Nnaji, the Minister of Power, has disclosed that that the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, the monopolist power…
Army, ministries owe Nigeria’s power coy N41billion
DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja A whopping N41bn is owed the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. This revelation was made at the…
PHCN Throws Lagos Govt Secretariat Into 5 Days Of Darkness
Activities in several ministries at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have been paralysed as Power Holding…
PHCN Workers Protest Deployment Of Soldiers To Facilities
The Lagos/Ogun Chapter of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Tuesday said that its members decided to go on…
NERC Boss Wants Power Generation Decentralised
Dr Sam Amadi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says decentralisation of electricity generation policy will…
4 Suspected Cable Thieves Arrested
A four-man gang that has been vandalising Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, cables at Alagutan village, Ajah, and its…
Rain: Lagos Agency Urges PHCN To Check Installations
The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) on Tuesday advised PHCN to conduct a thorough check on its installations in the…
Ikotun PHCN Takes Delivery Of 7,000 Pre-Paid Meters
The Ikotun Business Unit of PHCN says it has taken delivery of over 7,000 pre-paid meters to be installed before…
Nigerians To Pay More For Darkness As PHCN Hikes Tariff Today
With effect from today, electricity power consumers will pay more for the erratic power supply offered them by the Power…