Power outage
31 Oct
Former Katsina State governorship candidate under the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Imrana Jino, has called for compensation of electricity consumers, who have been left without power for over a week in the North.
30 Oct
Former Katsina State governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PRP), Imrana Jino, has called for compensation of electricity consumers who have been without power for over a week in Northern Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Jino lamented that millions of people have been adversely affected by the power…
28 Oct
The Coalition of CSOs in Katsina State has lamented the prolonged power outage affecting several states in Northern Nigeria. The Chairman of the coalition, Mr. AbdulRahman Abdullahi, in a statement issued in Katsina on Sunday, said that access to electricity-driven healthcare services has been compromised, leading to the tragic loss of lives daily. Abdullahi lamented,…
27 Oct
As widespread power outages continue across the northern states, especially in the Northeast, frustration is growing among residents, who feel abandoned by local leaders. For over a week, the entire region has been plunged into darkness, causing business activities to halt and raising concerns about a potential rise in criminal activity. The Guardian’s investigation revealed…
26 Aug
Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday threatened to occupy the office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). They said the AEDC had yet to replace a faulty transformer, resulting in a two-week power outage. The community disclosed this in a letter sent to AEDC Zone…
3 Jun
Kyiv warned Monday of more power outages in the wake of another large-scale Russian attack on Ukrainian power plants, and after ramping up
12 Apr
Residents of Ughiole and Ubiane communities, in Etsako West Local Council of Edo State, yesterday, petitioned the House of Representatives over the lack of power supply to their areas for nine months.
3 Apr
The Joint Action Committee (JAC), the umbrella body of unions in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has said that members of staff of the hospital would from Tuesday, April 2, 2024work between 8.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. daily until power is restored in the hospital.
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