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MOMAS, NEDC equip 150 youths to close Nigeria’s metering gap

By Sulaimon Salau
18 December 2022   |   3:12 am
• Target 4,000 Youths On Meter Installations, Manufacturing  Momas Electrical Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL) and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) have empowered 150 youths in the North-Eastern part of the country in their bid to address the nation’s metering gap currently put at about eight million.   The Chairman, MOMAS Group, Kola Balogun,…

• Target 4,000 Youths On Meter Installations, Manufacturing 

Momas Electrical Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL) and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) have empowered 150 youths in the North-Eastern part of the country in their bid to address the nation’s metering gap currently put at about eight million.

 
The Chairman, MOMAS Group, Kola Balogun, at the graduation ceremony for NEDC beneficiaries of MOMAS Metering School, stressed the need for Nigeria to boost local capacity to produce metres to meet the nation’s growing demand, revealing that his company established the MEMMCOL metering school to bridge the huge deficit in metering.
 
According to him, the nation’s power sector is being threatened due to the skills deficiency in the meter sector.
He also called for the resuscitation of values amongst youths, as it is the only way to positively change the country’s narrative.

Balogun said that the German government is planning to support his company with funds to establish a bigger school.
According to him, the metering school will also be collaborating with the Minesota State University to extend all its programmes to innovations and designs.
“We are not just all about technicalities, but about values. We want to change the perception about Nigeria. We are skilled, but we are losing values because the system is not taking care of its citizen,” he added.
Also speaking, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, said the NEDC engaged the services of Momas Metering School (MMS) to train 150 youths from the North East on the theory, practical skills and regulations of Energy Meters Installations and Electrical Building Installations as part of its Youth Empowerment Programme.

Represented by the Deputy General Manager, Education, NEDC, Hajia Fatima Ciroma, he said that the training specifically aims to produce certified installers and technicians for electricity meter installations to meet the demand of Meter Asset Provider (MAP) and National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) as approved by the Federal Government. 
   
He pointed out that the commission’s collaboration with the MOMAS training school covered tuition, accommodation, feeding, upkeep, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), customised tools bag with tools, course materials as well as extra-curricular activities whilst the training school provided the technical component.

Alkali said that NEDC is committed to all initiatives that can facilitate the redevelopment and revitalization of the North East, maintaining that the key to recovery in the North East lies in the quality of human resource the North East is able to produce in the long term. 
 
Speaking on behalf of the graduands, Flora Yuguda from Taraba State, commended MOMAS and NEDC for the initiative, saying that it has upgraded her status, promising to do much more if given the financial assistance required to excel in her field.
 
She urged NEDC and MOMAS for more support after the programme, promising that she would impact her community with what she has learnt from the programme.

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