Tag: Electricity
-
10 Benefits Of 2023 Electricity Act Bill Signed By Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has approved the new Electricity Act, which replaces the 2005 Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act. The Electricity Act was first passed in July 2022 in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The new bill seeks to promote private sector investments in the Nigerian power sector and de-monopolise the nation’s electricity…
-
National Grid Collapse: Abuja, Lagos, Others In Blackout
Major cities in Nigeria including the commercial nerve centre Lagos and the nation’s political capital Abuja experienced blackout on Monday as the National Grid collapses for the umpteenth time in 2022. Details soon
-
Electricity Workers Suspend Nationwide Strike
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action. NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country…
-
Ife North Power Outage and the Rights of Electricity Consumers – By Tunde Lekan Olatunji
In April 2021, the World Bank reported Nigeria as the country with the least access to electricity in the world after displacing the Democratic Republic of Congo. The lack of stable electricity has remained a major constraint for the development of our country and the well being of the people and their business. The perennial…
-
Ife North Power Outage and the Rights of Electricity Consumers – By Tunde Lekan Olatunji
In April 2021, the World Bank reported Nigeria as the country with the least access to electricity in the world after displacing the Democratic Republic of Congo. The lack of stable electricity has remained a major constraint for the development of our country and the well being of the people and their business. The perennial…
-
Ife North Power Outage and the Rights of Electricity Consumers – By Tunde Lekan Olatunji
In April 2021, the World Bank reported Nigeria as the country with the least access to electricity in the world after displacing the Democratic Republic of Congo. The lack of stable electricity has remained a major constraint for the development of our country and the well being of the people and their business. The perennial…
-
See why electricity tariff may remain high – NDPHC MD
In view of the variables that attend power generation and distribution, there are indications that electricity tariff may not be as cheap as many Nigerians want. The Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Chinedu Ugbo was speaking after an inspection of Olorunsogo Power Plant in Ogun State. Ugbo who was reacting to complaints…
-
See why electricity tariff may remain high – NDPHC MD
In view of the variables that attend power generation and distribution, there are indications that electricity tariff may not be as cheap as many Nigerians want. The Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Chinedu Ugbo was speaking after an inspection of Olorunsogo Power Plant in Ogun State. Ugbo who was reacting to complaints…