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Electricity, Water Supply Didn’t Cease For 7 Months I Was In Benin Republic Prison – Sunday Igboho

11Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Electricity, Water Supply Didn’t Cease For 7 Months I Was In Benin Republic Prison – Sunday Igboho

Sunday Igboho Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, said he was surprised that he spent seven months in Benin prison without any power blackout or running out of water. Igboho said there would have been no reason for agitation in Nigeria if the government had developed the country and protected the lives and property of the citizens the way the government of Benin Republic had done for its people. Igboho, who spoke during a conversation with the leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye; his deputy, Prof Wale Adeniran, and a few others in the Republic of Benin, said, “Wht was the cause of my coming out and running around to go demand a better country? “If Nigeria were to be like the Benin Republic of today, what would have made me co...

Nigerians Experience Power Blackout As National Grid Collapses Again

9Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Nigerians Experience Power Blackout As National Grid Collapses Again

Power Several Nigerian cities including the Federal Capital Territory were thrown into darkness Friday after the national grid collapsed again. Electricity distribution companies announced the breakdown, the fifth this year after prolonged hours of outage experienced in some parts of the country. The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company said, “Dear Esteemed Customers, the management of Kaduna electric regrets to inform you that the current outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to a collapse of the national grid.” “The collapse occurred at about 18:29 pm this evening. Normal power supply shall be restored as soon as the grid is restored. “We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences,” the spokesperson of the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi said. The A...

Grid Collapse: Lawmakers Lambast Power Minister, Demand Improved Electricity Supply

23Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Grid Collapse: Lawmakers Lambast Power Minister, Demand Improved Electricity Supply

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Power yesterday criticised the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu mandating him to take concrete actions aimed at solving the current nationwide blackout rather than always presenting theories that do not translate into power supply to Nigerians. The Committee, led by Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu at a meeting with the minister, expressed disappointment over the lackadaisical attitude of the ministry towards power issues whenever there was national emergency, saying there was nothing in his presentation to show that the ministry was solving the challenge of increased power outages being experienced by the country. The minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Nebolisa Anoka, had enumerated the challenges facing the sec...

President Apologises to Nigerians over Power Outage, Fuel Scarcity

17Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Power

President Apologises to Nigerians over Power Outage, Fuel Scarcity

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday apologised to Nigerians over the prolonged fuel scarcity and frequent power outages being experienced across the country. Buhari said the shortage of petroleum products was something his government had successfully averted in its seven years in office. Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, also yesterday, likened the worsening power situation across the country to a war situation. But Aliyu assured that the federal government was doing everything possible to resolve the situation However, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) explained that the power situation was caused mainly by the activities of vandals on the country’s gas supply assets. Buhari, in a statement issued yesterday by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu...

Power Tariff Hike: FG Discontinues Electricity Subsidy

17Mar

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News, Nigeria, Power

Power Tariff Hike: FG Discontinues Electricity Subsidy

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced on Wednesday that the Federal Government has removed electricity subsidy. FG had spent about N600 billion during some periods, subsidizing power. According to the Chairman of NERC, Sanusi Garba, the decision to stop the subsidy was a policy issue of the Federal Government aimed at balancing the interests of consumers and investors. Garba explained that running the electricity market on life support was unsustainable, and reducing subsidy was necessary for investors to get their returns on investment. Power He said “the role of the commission is to make a determination of the rates that consumers should pay. So we strike a balance between consumers and investors. Now subsidy is a policy issue determined by the governm...

President Buhari Regrets Inconvenience Caused By Petrol, Electricity Shortages

17Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Power, Press Statement

President Buhari Regrets Inconvenience Caused By Petrol, Electricity Shortages

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sincere regrets for the inconvenience caused to citizens of the country following a prolonged shortage of petroleum products, something that the administration has successfully averted in its seven years in office. President Muhammadu Buhari According to the President, “the administration knows the fuel shortage has placed a strain on Nigerian citizens and businesses, but relief is on the way. I especially apologize to all sections of society for this. “The government is working round the clock to attend to this issue. An action plan agreed upon earlier this month is being implemented to address the scarcity. Working together with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Assoc...

FG Halts N600 Billion Electricity Subsidy, Confirms Power Tariff Hike

17Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

FG Halts N600 Billion Electricity Subsidy, Confirms Power Tariff Hike

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday declared that subsidy on power amounting to about N600bn during some period had now been stopped by the Federal Government. Power Minister Abubakar Aliyu It also revealed that electricity tariffs were raised in February this year, and was quick to, however, state that the tariff payable by some customers in the franchise area of one of the distribution companies was reduced. This came as power generation companies condemned the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading company, stating that the NBET was failing in its obligations in terms of payment for power generated by the Gencos. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on the challenges in the power sector and other issues, the Chairman, NERC, Sanusi Garba, stated that subs...

Power Generation Drops By 1,119.6MW, Sector’s Growth Falls By 45%

10Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Power Generation Drops By 1,119.6MW, Sector’s Growth Falls By 45%

Nigeria’s power sector decreased in growth by 45 per cent in real term in the third quarter of this year when compared to the preceding quarter, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Also, industry figures obtained in Abuja on Thursday showed that after posting a peak generation of 5,008.9 megawatts on December 7, 2021, the figure dropped by 1,119.6MW to an off peak of 3,889.3MW on December 8, 2021. A document on Power Sector Data Review, which was presented by the NBS at the 1st Abuja Electric Power Conference and Exhibition organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also stated that the contribution of the sector to real Gross Domestic Product decreased in third quarter 2021. This came as experts and operators at the conference called on the Nigerian ...

Confusion as Buhari Sacks AEDC Management Over Workers’ Strike

8Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power, Uncategorized

Confusion as Buhari Sacks AEDC Management Over Workers’ Strike

There was confusion among power sector operators on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari, fired the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company as a result of the strike embarked upon by the AEDC workers the preceding day. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Power said the management of AEDC had been replaced with an interim governing council, stressing that the directive came from the Presidency. “Indeed, the management of the AEDC has been dissolved through the initiative of the BPE (Bureau of Public Enterprises),” the Deputy Director, Press, FMP, Austin Asoluka, told Punch in Abuja. He added, “A new interim management team formed by NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) has been put in place.” But many operators in the sector viewed the move by ...

FG Raises Power Tariff December, Begins Free Meters Purchase

18Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria, Power

FG Raises Power Tariff December, Begins Free Meters Purchase

Power consumers nationwide may start to pay more for electricity, following plans by the Federal Government to carry out a review of power tariff. This came as the Federal Government said on Wednesday it had commenced the procurement of four million meters meant to be distributed free of charge to unmetered power users nationwide. It also put the number of unmetered electricity consumers in Nigeria at about eight million, adding that over 860,000 meters were distributed for free to power users under phase zero of the National Mass Metering Programme. It was learnt on Wednesday the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would review the country’s power tariffs by next month, barring any unforeseen circumstance. On the four million free meters being procured, the Deputy Gener...