National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEE) with the backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down the power sector should the Federal Government go ahead with the sales of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). […]
Day: 6 July 2021
Experts Back Nigerian Government On Electricity Subsidy Removal
Some financial analysts have urged the Federal Government to remove electricity subsidy in order to attract more investments into the sector. They disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Lagos, while reacting to the monthly electricity subsidy of N30 […]
Liquidity, Metering Challenges In Power Sector Easing Off
The twin challenges of revenue crisis and the wide metering gap in the Nigerian power industry is gradually easing off, owing to the acknowledgement of the real issues and the collaboration of the stakeholders to tackle them, THISDAY can report. […]
NIPP Sale: BPE Ignores Reps, NNPC Bids For Power Plants
BPE Director General, Mr. Alex A. Okoh The Bureau of Public Enterprises on Monday assured prospective power investors that the five National Integrated Power Plants put up for sale would go on as planned despite calls for its suspension by […]
PIB Passage To Presidency Will Receive Timely Consideration, Says Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, said whenever the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is sent to the presidency for assent, it would receive timely and necessary considerations. He said the recent passage of the bill by the National […]
Federal Ministries Install Solar Systems As Electricity Supply Worsens
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola Amid the increasing poor supply of electricity in Nigeria, two federal ministries – Works and Housing, and Environment and Lands – have installed solar systems. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji […]
