Tag Archives: Power

“Revamping of the nation’s decaying infrastructure in every area including Power, Works and Housing was part of the campaign promises of the current administration. MUYIWA OYINLOLA in this report examines how the Federal Government has fared in these key areas two years after”- Leadership The last Presidential election was one of the most keenly contested in recent times. The then ...

House hunt or search can be very daunting. What’s more daunting is concluding on which place to finally pick when renting an apartment. This “unexpected” challenge crops up when you have two or more good choices. There are a lot of factors many people consider, among which are water, electricity, good roads, cost of living, proximity to the market, network ...

The Minister of Power Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has explained why there is poor power supply in the country. The Nation reports that the Minister spoke to State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The FEC meeting approved the upward review of the contract for the completion of the Odogunyan ...

Vanguard reports that due to difficulties faced in the acquisition of pre-paid meters, Ikeja Electric wants the credited advance payment for metering implementation, CAPMI, scheme to be brought back to discourage estimated bills. According to Vanguard, the Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electric, Anthony Youdeowei, speaking when the House of Representatives Committee on Power visited the company’s Head Office at Ikeja, implored the ...

The Energy Commission of Nigeria, (ECN), commenced a three-day Capacity Building Training on Energy and Environment to brainstorm on the technology suitable for the actualization of a renewable energy which would reduce waste and improve power in Nigeria. Vanguard reports that the Director-General of the Commission, Prof Eli Jidere Bala, while speaking at the opening of the workshop at the ...

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has commissioned the over N200 million Arkilla TCN Sub-station 132/33KVA upgraded transformer for power distribution in the state. New Telegraph reports that under the new arrangements, the state will bid good bye to power outage and when completed the state Independent Power Project (IPP), will operate at full capacity to meet the power needs of ...

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has made it known that over 138 transformers worth N700 million had been acquired for replacement of faulty ones to boost supply during the festive period. The EKEDC’s managing director, Mr. Oladele Amoda, spoke during an inspection of newly acquired equipment at their Ijora main store in Lagos on Wednesday. Amoda said that ...

Stakeholders in the power sector are canvassing a shake-up of the sector, in order to bring about optimal performance. They also suggested the revocation of the licenses of non-performing utilities as deterrent to others. This was following Federal Government’s decision not to reverse the privatisation of the sector. The Guardian reports that experts, including workers unions believe the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory ...

With adequate policies, Nigeria could surmount her poor electricity supply through the tonnes of wastes that are generated on daily basis in the country. The Guardian reports that this was contained in a communiqué by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), at the end of the African Engineering conference on energy held last week in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. According to The ...

The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ikeja Electric (IE), Mr. Anthony Youdeowei, said that investments for electricity infrastructure upgrade by IE have hit N11 billion since its take over as the core investor three years ago. He made this known at a media round-table for energy editors in Lagos. New Telegraph reports that he maintained that the N11 billion ...