Blackout
31 Oct
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced Sunday, November 3, 2024 as the date it will complete the restoration of power in its effort to end the blackout in the northern region of Nigeria. The Managing Director of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made this disclosure at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, updating Nigerians on…
29 Oct
As the ongoing electricity blackout enters its fifth month in Bayelsa State, businesses and residents have decried the situation
23 Oct
The entire Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, as observed by The Guardian, has been plunged into total darkness again. The situation is severely impacting business activities and causing widespread economic disruption across the region. The power outage, which began last Sunday, remains unresolved, with many businesses and residents in the six affected states relying on…
30 Sep
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the Ministry of Energy in the state to liaise with the Electricity Distribution Company and the Federal Ministry of Power with a view to restoring electricity to some communities in the state. A statement by Adeleke's spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Monday disclosed that the governor expressed surprise that…
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They are welcome. We encourage every Nigerian to join SDP. Some of them had been in the SDP before when their politics were right. Maybe now, they believe that they want to get their politics right again.