The Federal Government has begun rehabilitation of electrical facilities neglected for over 10 years in Ondo South Senatorial District. Some residents in Ode-Aye, Okiipupa, Igbokoda and Irele confirmed this when a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited the communities on Monday. According to them, the Niger-Delta Power Holding Company Ltd (NDPHCL) has…

Two Venezuelan firefighters risk 20 years of prison for publishing a video in which they jokingly referred to a donkey as President Nicolas Maduro, a human rights organization said on Monday. Ricardo Prieto, 41, and Carlos Varon, 45, are accused of "inciting aggravated hatred" in the country after a donkey was videoed being led around…

Many African economies offer huge growth opportunities for local companies and global players alike. Tapping this potential and promoting growth and prosperity on the African continent requires new, strong partnerships across borders. Europe can play a crucial role in this. However, that requires new ways of thinking, new ways of politics and strong, trustful collaboration…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian energy sector have called on the federal government, especially regulators of the sector, to create feasible scope that will enable investors to generate electricity for captive consumers in order to unlock economic opportunities. The experts, who converged on Abuja for a power dialogue organised by Nextier, were not only worried about…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says there has been a drop in the electricity generated into the national grid by 1,087.6 megawatts (mw). According to a statement by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, in Abuja yesterday, the drop in electricity generated into the national grid was resulting in load shedding nationwide.…

Some 600 million people in Sub Saharan Africa and approximately 90 million Nigerians lack access to electricity. It’s a problem that is progressively being fixed in other parts of the world but in Africa as a whole, the increased demand from population growth continues to outstrip the collective efforts of governments to bring power to off-grid households.

Individuals and organisations engaging in acts of energy theft, meter bypass and vandalism of electrical infrastructure are in for tough times as the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has inaugurated a Special Investigation and Prosecution Taskforce on Electricity Offences (SIPTEO).  The event, which took place at the company’s corporate headquarters, was presided by the Acting…

A Lagos-based lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi, has urged Nigerians affected with the problem of estimated bills to insist on getting a prepaid meter, as the only means of escape from the estimated billing of power Distribution Companies (DISCOs). Adebiyi stated this at a symposium held in Lagos with the topic ‘How to achieve stable electricity’, organized…

Contrary to claims in some quarters that there is a shortage, the Chief Executive Officer. Momas System, Engr. Kola Balogun, has said there are enough of pre-paid meters in country to satisfy the needs of consumers, noting that the problem associated with industry is lack of liquidity. Speaking in Lagos, he disclosed that injection of…

Electricity consumers in Cardoso Awodi-Ora area of Ajegunle Apapa in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area, Lagos, on Friday decried the epileptic power supply, outrageous billing and dilapidated equipment in their community. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the outrageous monthly bills received from Eko Electricity Distribution Company did not correspond…

The failure of successive governments to fund capacity expansion in generation, distribution, and transmission networks led to the collapse of the electricity industry, as the national grid could no longer satisfy the growing energy demand.     A former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, who made this submission in The Guardian Compendium…

The House of Representatives on Thursday said it would meet with Community Development Associations (CDAs) in different geo-political zones in the course of its Ad Hoc Committee assignment, to curb excessive electricity charges. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ajibola Famurewa (Osun-APC), who made the assertion at the inaugural meeting of the committee, said excessive electricity…