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Power Generation Dips Below 4,000MW Amid Gas, Transmission Issues

21Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Power Generation Dips Below 4,000MW Amid Gas, Transmission Issues

As Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, power generation in Nigeria dipped below the 4,000 megawatts mark on Tuesday. The total generation in the country stood at 3,958.7MW as of 6am on Tuesday, down from 4,270.7MW on Monday, according to data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator. On Monday, the peak generation stood at 4,611MW, while the lowest generation was 3,732.1MW, the NESO data showed. The total energy generated on Monday was 100,974.45MW, out of which 99,272.98MW was sent out. Although the NESO data did not state the cause of the decline in generation on Tuesday, gas and transmission constraints are the major challenges facing power stations in the country. Eko Electricity Distribution Company, in a goodwill message to its customers celebrating this year...

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Power

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command has said the fire incident at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in the Udenu local government area of the state was caused by a power surge. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited the scene where he took a brief from the INEC Electoral Officer in charge of Udenu LGA, Dustan Eke, to ensure effective intervention of the newly constructed fire service stations in Udenu and Igbo-Eze North Local Government Areas, as well as the one in Nsukka LGA. The governor charged the security agencies to ensure the safety of the lives and property of residents of the area. The statement...

Ugandan Opposition Leader and Musician, Bobi Wine, arrested

15Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Power, Uganda, Youths

Ugandan Opposition Leader and Musician, Bobi Wine, arrested

Security operatives in Uganda have arrested the country’s main opposition figure, Robert Ssentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine had last week called on Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for nearly four decades. He was arrested during the protest when he led members of parliament against the torture of his supporters, according to a tweet posted on Monday by the administrators of his verified Twitter handle. “Bobi Wine arrested as he led MPs and other leaders in a peaceful protest against the abduction, torture and murder of his supporters. The protest was taking place at City Square, Kampala. ~ ADMIN,” the tweet stated. Museveni won a sixth term in office in January with 58...

Atiku Supports Privatisation of Refineries, Other Govt Assets

21Feb

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Power

Atiku Supports Privatisation of Refineries, Other Govt Assets

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria has lent his voice to the Federal Government’s plan to privatise some of its assets. Among the assets to be privatised are the country’s refineries, the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Yola Electricity Distribution Company, Zungeru Hydro Power, Tafawa Belewa Square, among others. It is expected that around N493.4bn will be generated from the sale of the assets which were classified under energy assets, industries and communication department, as well as development institutions and natural resources. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 presidential election disclosed this in a statement ‘Privatisation of Refineries and Other Assets: Better Late Than Never.’ He urged the Federal G...

FG Expends N50bn Monthly for Electricity Subsidy – Power Minister

17Feb

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

FG Expends N50bn Monthly for Electricity Subsidy – Power Minister

The Federal Government has been expending N50bn monthly for the subsidy of electricity supply across the country, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said. Mamman said the subsidy was occasioned by the constant complaints by poor Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost of electricity. He said the Federal Government provided the funds to make up for the shortfall by the power distribution companies who had been unable to meet up with the cost of bulk electricity supplied to them by the generating companies. He went on to note that the subsidy had now decreased by half, but still constituted a serious drain on the nation’s economy following a minor increase in the tariff regime. This was contained in the power minister’s speech while receiving in his ...

Makinde’s Alleged Move to Dump PDP Untrue – Aide

9Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Power, Press Statement

Makinde’s Alleged Move to Dump PDP Untrue – Aide

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has described the viral news report that the governor is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party as another falsehood being contrived by some enemies of progress. Adisa described the rumour as “a concocted falsehood from purveyors of fake news, who are bent on maligning the governor at all cost.” He maintained that the governor had no plan to defect to another party. According to him, the governor has remained a strong pillar of the PDP for many years and is already leading the mission for its resurgence in the South-West. Adisa said, “There is a concocted lie doing the rounds about Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State planning to dump the PDP. “This is the latest in the rounds of false reports ...

Nigerians will Vote out APC in 2023 – WIke

5Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria, Power, Press Statement

Nigerians will Vote out APC in 2023 – WIke

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tackle insurgency, banditry, and corruption will compel Nigerians to vote out the party in 2023. But, the Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling APC, Senator John James AkpanUdoedehe, dismissed the governor’s submission. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, quoted Wike as speaking on Thursday shortly after inspecting the Greater Interchange and Underpass being constructed by Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in Yola. Wike said: “Are Nigerians happy? The answer is no. If Nigerians are not happy, what is the expected result that you intend to get? Obviously, Nigerians would want APC government not to gov...

Scores Injured as Gas Explosion Hits Rivers Community

24Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Scores Injured as Gas Explosion Hits Rivers Community

Many people sustained varying degrees of injury while some residents fled as a gas plant exploded in Rumuodomaya community, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday night, African News Today has gathered. The incident took place at about 8;45 pm with a loud sound which caused panic among residents of the area with some fleeing their homes in panic. African News Today could not ascertain the cause of the explosion at the time of filing this report. The latest explosion came barely three weeks after a gas leak at a facility operated by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in Elibrada, Emuoha Local Government Area of the state. Details later…

Minister of Power Directs NERC to Suspend Reviewed Electricity Tariff

8Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

Minister of Power Directs NERC to Suspend Reviewed Electricity Tariff

The minister of power, Saleh Mamman, has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to suspend the implementation of the reviewed electricity tariff. The directive followed the approval by NERC on Tuesday for an increase in electricity tariff across the federation. The minister in a statement issued on Thursday said the tariff review will be suspended until the conclusion of the joint ad hoc committee’s work at the end of January. According to Mamman, the government had initially reduced the tariff of all categories of electricity consumers to help Nigerians cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “Government continues to fully subsidise 55% of on-grid consumers in bands D and E and maintain the life line tariff for the poor and underprivileged....

NERC Ratifies Fresh Increase in Electricity Tariff

5Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Power

NERC Ratifies Fresh Increase in Electricity Tariff

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has ratified an increase in electricity tariff across the country, effective from January 1, 2021. This was contained in a directive issued on December 31, 2020, signed by NERCC chairman, Sanusi Garba. The regulatory commission disclosed that the new tariff will remain valid until the issuance of another minor review order or an extraordinary tariff review order by the commission, The Cable reports. It said the upward review was informed by factors such as Nigeria’s inflation rate, exchange rate, US rate of inflation, available generation capacity, gas price, MDA losses and capex adjustment. The NERC said, “This order supersedes ORDER/NERC/ 202B/2020 and shall take effect from January 1, 2021, and shall cease to have an effe...