Estimated Reading Time: 2 The Management of Kaduna Electric has revealed that the current power outage in the state is caused by the five-day warning strike embarked upon by labour unions. Abdulazeez Abdullahi, the company’s head of corporate communications, I’m a statement on Sunday said the Transmission Company of Nigeria[Read More…]
Tag: Electricity
Power Outage: Minister apologises to Nigerians
In Calabar Police disperse youths protesting 2 years of electricity blackout in their community
Estimated Reading Time: 2Men of the Cross River State Police Command yesterday, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 dispersed hundreds of Youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) from Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government areas who held a protest at the Cross River State head office of[Read More…]
SERAP has urged the World Bank to publish details of $500m electricity funding in Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 5Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr David Malpass “to exercise the Bank’s prerogative to release archival records and documents relating to spending on all approved funds to improve access to electricity in Nigeria between 1999 and 2020, the Bank’s role[Read More…]
Electricity: Power sub-stations in Oyo and Ogun States to be completed with N124.2 million – FG
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N124.2 million for the completion of work on two power sub-stations in Oyo and Ogun States. The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedi-Agba, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of this week’s cabinet[Read More…]
Electricity Tariff: Selling power to the private sector is our biggest error – APC Chieftain
Estimated Reading Time: 1 A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Sajo has criticised the privatisation of the power sector, citing the sale as the reason for the recent increment in electricity tariff. Mr Sajo explained that the change of ownership has made Nigerians pay more for electricity[Read More…]
NERC raises electricity tariff across the country
Here’s why Nigerians are to pay N4,000 monthly – Presidency
Estimated Reading Time: 2The estimated 25 million Nigerians that will benefit from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week will be expected to pay about N4,000 monthly, the presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this[Read More…]
Over 1 million free electricity meters to be distributed – Buhari promises
Estimated Reading Time: 1President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his administration’s commitment to ending estimated billing in all forms in Nigeria. He said his government would ensure that Nigerians pay only for the electricity they consume. The President made the promise in a series of tweets he posted on his official[Read More…]
Outstanding electricity bills cannot be enforced on new tenants says NERC
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has clarified that the outstanding electricity bills of landlords are not to be enforced on new tenants. The NERC Commissioner, Finance and Management Services, Nathan Shatti, made this known during a live program on “meters and metering” on Tuesday. During the program,[Read More…]
