Power Supply
15 Dec
Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), has assured Borno residents of steady gas supply for electricity
31 Oct
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured full restoration of power supply to 17 Northern states by next Sunday when the second line of the Makudi-Bauchi route is completed. The Minister said the ongoing engineering work on the vandalized facility has resulted in partial power supply in the North and maintained that the Shiroro-Mando plant…
18 Oct
Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, has identified stable power supply as a key factor in attracting foreign investors into the country.
14 Aug
An Ebonyi lawmaker, Mr Oluchukwu Ezeali, has said he would partner with Ebonyi government and stakeholders to restore power supply in his constituency. The lawmaker said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Ezeali represents Afikpo North East Constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly The lawmaker’s reaction is coming following protests…
10 Aug 2024
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has invested $500 million to boost power supply in the Ogun and Lagos axis. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, made the disclosure on Friday when Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun paid him a courtesy visit. Adelabu, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, by his Special…
13 May 2024
The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), says it will soon restore power supply to Bauchi and Gombe States following progress recorded in the repair work of four vandalised transmission towers.
24 Apr 2024
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged states to be more conscious in attracting investments into the electricity sector to recapitalise distribution companies (DisCos) and foster increased supply and access.
6 Apr 2024
• CSO kicks, threatens to mobilise protest against • NERC orders AEDC to reimburse customers over arbitrary billing The Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu yesterday, said the Federal Government has spent about N2.9 trillion on electricity subsidy. He said the government is still subsidising 85 per cent of electricity supply in the country despite an…
23 Mar 2024
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has reiterated the Federal Government’s plan to raise electricity generation from 3,500 Megawatts(MW) to 6,500MW within the next three to six months.
7 Mar 2024
Stakeholders in the senior secondary education section have called for the inclusion of alternative sources of power supply in schools to enhance the smart school initiative.
21 Feb 2024
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Akwa Ibom and Cross River chapters have said that epileptic power supply in Cross River is negatively impacting businesses in the state.
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