Tag: Electricity
Electricity consumers owe DisCo N50bn in Kwara
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is being owed over N50 billion by electricity consumers in Kwara, an official said on Tuesday in Ilorin.
The...
Buhari launches Kashimbila Dam to boost electricity
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, 40MW Hydropower Station and Associated 132KV Switchyard, Transmission Line and Distribution Substation (Phase I) Project,...
Woman arraigned for assaulting, breaking electricity official’s leg
A 34-year-old woman, Nosimot Alalade, was on Friday, April 14, arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State, for assaulting an...
Rivers community electrified after 2-year blackout
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has reconnected Komkom in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State to the national grid after two...
‘I won’t run frivolous govt’: Obi condemns reactions on power generation...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has declared that he would not run a frivolous government if elected as president...
Banks get guidelines to sell 60% shares in DisCos
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has issued guidelines to the banks/lenders for the sale of their 60% shares in the assets of Electricity...
BUA donates N360m water, electricity projects to Sokoto communities
A leading cement manufacturing company in Nigeria, BUA Cement, has donated water, electricity, and other projects worth about N360 million to communities in Sokoto...
Kaduna govt acquires two gas turbines to improve electricity
As part of efforts to improve electricity supply in Kaduna State, the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the state government has acquired two gas-powered...
Atiku: I’ll support private sector, lift Nigerians out of darkness
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says his administration would support the private sector to solve the economic challenges...
Reps summon TCN over $33m monthly payment on power supply
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance has summoned the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over the monthly payment of $33 million without providing...