The Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu has stated that power supply will soon be restored to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. He made this known when the Vice-Chancellor of the Borno State University Prof. Umar Kyari Sandabe led his management […]
Month: June 2022
EKEDC Loses N4bn To Vandalism
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has lost about N4 billion to vandalism of its assets and electrical installations in the last six months. The Managing Director, EKEDC, Dr. Tinuade Sanda, said this at a news briefing on Wednesday in […]
Nigerian Government Orders DisCos To Resume Free Meter Distribution
The Federal Government has issued directions to the electricity distribution companies (discos) to resume the Meter Assets Providers program (MAP), recently slowed down by the National Mass Metering Program (NMMP). Although the program (DisCos’ MAP) has been ongoing for years […]
Nigeria’s Power Sector On Roller Coaster
Eleven years after the privatization of the power sector, the hydra headed problems of electricity in the country remain unabated. From 1999 to date, over N6 trillion combined has been spent by various administrations on power improvement, yet, there is […]
FCCPC Counsels Consumers On Electricity Bills’ Tracking To Check Discrepancies
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has advised electricity consumers on tracking bills to check discrepancies from distribution companies (DisCos). On its official Twitter handle, yesterday, the commission counselled customers to always check their monthly bills for tariff […]
Presidential Power Programme To Gulp N991.99bn In First Phase –`FG
The total funding requirement for the first phase of the Presidential Power Initiative is €2.3bn (N991.99bn at the official exchange rate of N431.3/€), figures obtained from the Federal Government showed. PPI is an initiative of the Federal Government conceived during a […]
Bayelsa Gives Reason For Blackout
YENAGOA – The Bayelsa State Government, on Friday, explained that the prolonged power cut in the state was due to a disagreement between the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) and the youths of Ahoada in neighboring Rivers State. The Commissioner […]
Nigeria’ll Generate 15,000MW of Electricity In One Year Under Tinubu – Amosun
Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will generate, transmit and distribute 15,000 MW of electricity within one year if elected the next president of Nigeria. Amosun, who is a former governor of Ogun […]
Nigerians To Enjoy Improved Power Supply From July 1 – NERC
Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says Nigerians will witness improved power supply from July 1 following renewed efforts by industry stakeholders. Garba gave the assurance at an interactive session with newsmen after the Second Nigerian Electricity […]
FG, 10 States Plan 2,000MW Off-grid Power
The Federal Government and 10 states are currently working to produce 2,000 megawatts of off-grid electricity through solar energy sources, the Minister of Power, Aliyu Abubakar, announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the Power Dialogue organised in Abuja by Nextier Power, […]
