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Wike signs MoU with Chinese companies on electricity, water supply
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve light and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister, issued in Abuja on Sunday. The minister said that the MoU…
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Senator lauds Tinubu’s 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals
Subsidy By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Sept. 2, 2024 (NAN) Chairperson, Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary), Sen Ipalibo Banigo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 50 per cent electricity subsidy for public hospitals nationwide. Banigo, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, expressed excitement at the federal government’s intervention, describing it as a much-needed relief…
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TCN has capacity to transmit 6,000MW of electricity –MD
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has capacity to transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Abdulaziz said that in the last three years, TCN had upgraded several sub-stations. He said…
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NERC transfers regulatory oversight of electricity market to Edo
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transfered regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Edo to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ESERC). This is contained in a document posted on the commission’s website, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The commission recalled that with the Electricity Act (EA) 2023, NERC retained…
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Shettima tasks REA on increased access to electricity
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday implored the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to double its efforts towards ensuring increased access to electricity in the country. Shettima made the call when a delegation from REA, led by its Managing Director, Abba Aliyu, made a presentation on the National Electrification and Implementation Plan (NESIP) in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He…
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We are making progress to restore power outages in Aba – APLE
The Aba Power Ltd Electric (APLE), in Abia, the company in charge of Aba Power Integrated Project, said it was making progress to resolve power supply challenges in the industrial city of the state. The APLE Managing Director, Mr Ugo Opiegbe made the plea in a statement he issued in Aba on Friday. Opiegbe noted that the power shortage in…
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NERC transfers regulatory oversight of electricity market to Oyo state
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says it has transfered regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Oyo to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OSERC). This is contained in an order posted on the Commission’s website, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. According to NERC, the transfer is in…
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Electricity workers down tools in Anambra over alleged intimidation
Workers with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, (EEDC), on Tuesday shut down its services in Anambra. The information was contained in a protest letter entitled “Re: Stop the harassment and Intimidation of Workers in EEDC now”,. The protest letter was signed by Mr Anthony Agyake, Snr. Assistant General Secretary (East) and made available to journalists in Awka. Agyake said that…
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NBET to exit electricity market as NERC licence multiple firms
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), is set to exit the electricity market as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) licences multiple firms. These firms are to buy and sell electricity in bulk from the Power Generation Companies (GenCos). This is according to an Order signed by NERC Chairman, Mr Sanusi Garba and Mr Dafe Akpeneye, the Commissioner, Legal,…
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IBEDC boosts electricity supply in Ogun
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) says it has completed a significant enhancement of its electricity infrastructure serving the Sango/Ota axis of Ogun State. The Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Francis Agoha, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota on Wednesday. Agoha said the upgrade aimed to substantially improve the power supply reliability…
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Reps to intervene over electricity bill hike at University of Jos
The House of Representatives has promised to intervene over the hike in electricity bill at the University of Jos which has placed the university under Band A. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, said this in a statement on Wednesday after the committee`s oversight visit to the school. Fulata said such a hike was unacceptable, promising…
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Lagos Assembly assures speedy passage of electricity bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has assured residents of speedy passage of Electricity Bill 2024, a bill which seeks to improve electricity supply in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Sabur Oluwa, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. NAN reports that the…
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Electricity: Lagos ‘ll soon overcome blackout – Commissioner
Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, which is before the state House of Assembly, will end blackouts in the state. The state Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Biodun Ogunlewe, gave the assurance at a one-day public hearing on the bill at the assembly complex, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Bill for a Law…
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Lagos Assembly holds public hearing on Electricity Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday held a public hearing on the state’s Electricity Bill 2024 ,which aims at improving electricity supply in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that the bill is titled:” A bill for a law to repeal the Lagos State Power Sector Reform Law 2018, to provide for the creation and administration of…
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Ekiti LG boss urges BEDC to improve electricity supply
The Chairman of Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti, Mrs Clara Bamisile, has appealed to the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to improve its power supply to the area. Bamisile made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Oye-Ekiti. She said that the unstable electricity supply being experienced in the communities was…
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Sen. Adamu’s Solar-powered electricity lights up Kaduna
Sen. Lawal Adamu’s intervention that brought solar-powered electricity across the seven local governments in his Kaduna Central Senatorial District has continued to excite his constituents, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The local governments include Igabi, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Chikun, Lere, Birnin-Gwari and Kajuru. The constituents, across party lines, who spoke with NAN on Saturday, said that the…
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Hotel owners blame high lodging charges on electricity tariff hike
Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has blamed the high lodging charges in hotels in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the recent hike in electricity tariff. The President of HOFA, Mrs Funmi Kazeem, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the recent electricity tariff hike has affected the cost of lodging in hotels in the FCT. Kazeem…
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