(Written On JULY 12,2015) Tola-Adeniyi The thoughts that provoked this piece are not original to me; they are not mine, but the expression of the thoughts is mine while the…
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Nigerians Must Get Two Months Free Electricity – Reps Members Insist
by Damilare Salami May 1, 2020The house of representatives has insisted that the proposed free electricity for Nigerians be implemented to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens. The DisCos had announced that…
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given reasons why it decided to suspend the implementation of a new electricity tariff regime in the country earlier scheduled for April 1.…
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Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Threaten To Go On Strike Again
by Damilare Salami January 30, 2020Nigeria might witness another blackout as electricity workers have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to implement the December 11, 2019 agreement it reached with them. The…
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BREAKING: House of Reps Orders NERC To Reduce Electricity Tariff
by Damilare Salami January 14, 2020The House of Representatives Committee on Power has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the recently announced increase in electricity tariff. NERC had directed the electricity distribution…
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Nigerians will now pay more for electricity as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to increase their tariff from January 1. NERC…
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FG Must Spend $1.6bn For Steady Power Supply In Nigeria – TCN MD, Alhaji Usman Gur
by Damilare Salami October 20, 2019THE Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Usman Gur, said on Saturday in Kano that the federal government in collaboration with international donor agencies are committing…
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‘These Are The People Responsible For Power Failure In Nigeria’ – Spkr, Femi Gbajabiamila Reveals
by Damilare Salami September 27, 2019Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says that unpatriotic activities of serving and retired public office holders are responsible for the socio-economic misfortune in the power sector. Gbajabiamila…
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A report by Bloomberg on Monday revealed that the Federal Government has given N1.5tn to the privatised power sector since the privatisation process in 2013. According to the publication, this…
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My Ministry Didn’t Inflate Contracts – Fashola Replies BPP
by Damilare Salami September 10, 2019Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says there was no inflation in the contracts awarded by his ministry in 2018. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) said it saved…
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