After over 10 years of blackout, Ondo South senatorial district, comprising six local government areas, would be connected to the national grid in few weeks time. Chairman, Ondo South Power…
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Angry Youths Shut Power Station, Cause Total Blackout In Rivers State
by Damilare Salami August 15, 2020Some angry youth in the late hours of Friday shut down the Afam power station belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) resulting to a total blackout in Rivers…
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The World Bank has approved a 750 million dollars International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation (PSRO) to improve electricity supply. The Bank, in a statement…
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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 federal government has approved about N200 billion for the power sector to boost the supply of gas to the electricity generation companies (GENCos). The Group Managing Director (GMD) of…
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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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How FG Spent N1.7tn On Electricity In Three Years – El-Rufai
by Damilare Salami January 24, 2020The federal government has in the past three years spent N1.7 trillion on Nigeria’s electricity sector, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said. The Kaduna State governor spoke on Wednesday after 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…