Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has declared a state of emergency in the power sector, emphasising the need for consistent electricity supply to drive economic growth under his administration’s ARISE Agenda. Speaking on Tuesday at the EXCO Ministerial Briefing…
No meaningful dev’t without addressing power sector crisis — Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that Nigeria cannot dream of meaningful national economic development without addressing the power sector crisis and ensuring Nigerians have access to electricity and other affordable energy. Shettima therefore urged leaders in the country to…
For umpteenth time, Nigerians thrown into darkness as national grid collapses
For the umpteenth time, Nigeria’s power grid experienced another collapse in the early hours of Monday, April 15, 2024, according to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), between 2:00 am till the time of filing this report.…
2023: Peter Obi heads for Cairo to study Egypt’s power sector, education
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi has left Nigeria for a 3-day visit to Egypt to study among others, the Egyptian Power Sector, Education, Planning and Finance Sectors. Obi who left Nigeria…
Lagos seeks memorandum on power sector reforms
As part of ongoing reforms in the power sector, the Lagos State Government has through the State Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources called for memorandums from members of the public to enable it review the state Power Sector Reform…
Fashola announces approval of 108 meter providers (Punch)
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has announced the approval of 108 firms for the supply of meters to electricity consumers in the country. Fashola made the announcement during the continuation of his neighbourhood consultations/campaign for…
‘Power sector loses N1.287b daily’ (Guardian)
Nigerian power sector said it lost approximately N1.287 billion on Saturday due to insufficient gas supply, distribution and transmission infrastructure.On the same day, average energy sent out was 4,157 megawatts/hour, which was down by 89.19MW from the previous day. This…
Nigeria’s power sector loses N300bn in 7 months – VP’s Office
Nigeria’s power sector in seven months of 2018 has lost N300 billion due to insufficient gas supply, distribution, and transmission infrastructure. A report obtained from the Office of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, according to Vanguard, stated that “estimated amount lost…