This is certainly not the best of times for residents of Lugbe, Piwoyi, Kuchigoro and other communities in Abuja, the Federal Capital territory, as incessant power outages are making living and running businesses difficult, report JOHN OFIKHENUA and GBENGA OMOKHUNU Constant […]
Day: 27 April 2022
FEC Approves Multi-Billion Naira Contracts For Electricity Supply
In order to boost electricity supply across the country, the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved multi-billion naira contracts for the power sector. Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, while briefing State House Correspondents, said […]
Will There Ever Be Light? Shall We Ever Be Nourished By Oil?
“The story of Nigeria’s power and oil sector, those weird Siamese twins has proved to be an intractable puzzle. Any hope of ever straightening them out keeps dimming by the day.” As countries around the world, particularly in Africa, jostle […]
Nigeria: Siemens Deal – Electricity Supply Equipment to Begin Arriving From Germany in September
The much-awaited actual take-off of the Siemens power deal is expected to experience a major leap in September, when electricity equipment like transformers and mobile power substations begin to arrive from Germany, FGN Power Company, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) […]
