ECN
24 Oct
The Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey 2024 has revealed that about 85 per cent of Nigerian households use an estimated billing system, while only 15 per cent have prepaid meters.
5 Oct
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has advocated for more investment in the energy sector by foreign investors to ameliorate poverty in Africa.
3 Oct
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has called for greater foreign investment in Africa's energy sector to address poverty across the continent. Dr. Abdullahi made this call during the ongoing G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting, where he stressed the role of energy transition…
19 Apr 2024
The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
4 Apr 2024
Component Lead, Enabling Environment Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), Joshua Yari, has said that the Nigerian government would invest about €19 million in the third phase of the Energy Support Programme.
29 Mar 2024
Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) will extend its sensitisation on clean cookstoves to the country’s six geopolitical zones.
3 Mar 2024
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) yesterday said the Federal Government was working to attract the right investments that would ensure that the country meets its commitment to cut its carbon emission to net-zero by 2060.
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Kenya's high court on Wednesday ordered the country's top policeman to appear for questioning over a fresh wave of abductions that have caused widespread outrage. Dozens of people have been kidnapped and held in communicado since major anti-government protests last year, which sparked a bruising political crisis for President William Ruto. A fresh spate of…
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Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has dismissed circulating reports of his alleged arrest as "entirely false." Obi dismissed the rumors in a statement posted on his verified X account on Wednesday. Social media platforms, particularly X, were awash with claims that Obi had been taken from his home in Abuja by DSS operatives…
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France has called for the "immediate return" of a French inmate on death row in Indonesia, citing his "deteriorating health", the Indonesian law and human rights ministry said Wednesday. French diplomats have acknowledged since late last year that talks were underway for the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, a 61-year-old Frenchman arrested in 2005 at a…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday appointed former Malian coach, Éric Sékou Chelle, as Head Coach of the Super Eagles. Chelle, who hails from Mali, makes history as the first non-Nigerian African to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The 47-year-old French-Malian coach was born on Nov. 11, 1977, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, but…
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Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has stated that the model of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) remains the future of education globally. This is just as the university matriculated 23,344 new students who enrolled for various undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes. Prof. Peters was speaking at the 27th…
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French President Emmanuel Macron "deserves" respect and is "sometimes" hurt by criticism, his wife Brigitte said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. But she insisted he has no intention of resigning before the end of his term. France has been mired in political deadlock since Macron gambled on snap elections last summer in a bid…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Wednesday issued a stern warning to members of the state executive council against disloyalty in his cabinet. The governor reminded the commissioners of the standing culture of loyalty, honesty, and mutual respect in the cabinet, vowing to take punitive measures against any council member who disregards the standard…
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Mrs Mariam AbdulLateef, a housewife, on Wednesday prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, AbdulLateef Tahjudeen, alleging lack of sex. Mariam, who resides at number 144, Cemetery Road, Irewolede Area, Ilorin, told the court that she got married to her husband in 2016 in accordance with Islamic law and that…
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West Ham United sacked manager Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday after just 22 games in charge, with former Chelsea boss Graham Potter expected to replace him at the London Stadium. The Hammers are 14th in the Premier League table, seven points above the relegation zone, after just six wins in 20 league matches during the Spaniard's…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recovered a mini-bus driver lifeless from an accident scene. The accident involved the mini-bus and a truck. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, LASTMA’s Director of Public…