Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
17 Oct
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) yesterday said Nigeria has one of the largest mini-grid markets in Africa with over 100 mini-grids currently in operation. This comes as the agency and the Africa Mini-Grid Developers Association (AMDA) yesterday in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote and accelerate mini-grid development in Nigeria. The MoU…
23 Aug
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), says it has successfully deployed 103 mini-grids across the country under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). The agency said that the project which was being funded by the World Bank had made a significant milestone in its Solar Hybrid Mini-grid component. The Managing Director of REA, Mr Salihijo Ahmad said…
22 Jul
On June 12, 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law. Described by many as a historic move to address problems within the education sector, many also saw it as a fulfilment of the promise the president made during his campaign to make significant changes within the sector that will improve it.…
Lawmaker praises REA boss for remarkable contributions to rural electrification post-subsidy removal
2 Jul
Hon. Philip Agbese, the lawmaker representing Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State, has applauded the Managing Director (MD) of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, for his post-subsidy removal initiatives. Agbese said Salihijo’s exceptional leadership to fulfil the mandate of the REA has come to the fore since President Bola Tinubu’s…
27 Dec 2022
A memeber representing the South-West on the board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Michael Oluwagbemi, has said that governors have no excuse not to provide electricity for their states. According to him, electricity, which is on the Concurrent List in the 1999 Constitution, gives state governments a power to provide electricity as much as…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajudeen has expressed grief over the killing of 30 persons at Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by a bomb said to have been inadvertently dropped by personnel of the Nigerian Army.
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The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of its standing committees billed to take place tomorrow.
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Former Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop giving excuses over the excruciating pains and hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
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Wife of former Ekiti state Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi have emphasised the need for Nigeria to stop fueling practices, beliefs and stereotypes that undermine the physical and emotional well-being of women and girls to combat all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
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A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of vehicles he took away on leaving office in May 2023. In June, the police went to houses belonging to Matawalle to take possession of the vehicles as ordered by the…
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MOMBASA, Kenya, 4 December 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In a firm and unequivocal declaration, the SOAWR Coalition, a consortium of over 70 women’s rights organizations in 33 African countries dedicated to advocating for women’s rights in Africa, launched a Call for Action and Accountability in harmony with the objectives of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The Coalition expresses…