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AK- 47: Military Warns Ortom- Don’t Ask For Anything You Don’t Have the Authority To Get

Damilola AdesuluOctober 14, 2022

by Damilola AdesuluOctober 14, 20220677

General Lucky Irabor, the CDS, stated on Friday that no state governor has the power to purchase large caliber weaponry for use by quasi-security organizations....

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Nigeria Approves 16 Power Projects

EDITORDecember 23, 2021

by EDITORDecember 23, 20210518

Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved all sixteen memos on various power contracts that spread across the country. The extraordinary FEC meeting revealed that the...

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Nigeria Approves N6.2bn For Power Projects

EDITORMay 5, 2021

by EDITORMay 5, 20210559

BY AGENCY REPORT Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N6.2 billion for the execution of various power projects across the country. Minister of Power...

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How Nigeria’s Power Grid Collapsed With Zero Power Sunday 12 Noon

EDITORNovember 30, 2020November 30, 2020

by EDITORNovember 30, 2020November 30, 202001014

BY SEYIFUNMI LUMEKO The Nigerian power grid on Sunday around 12 noon completely collapsed as its restoration efforts wobbled. This was how it happened. According...

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Why World Bank Approved $750m Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery

EDITORJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020

by EDITORJune 24, 2020June 24, 20200752

The World Bank has approved $750 million in International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation (PSRO). The World Bank who gave...

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Electricity Workers Call Off Strike

EDITORDecember 12, 2019December 12, 2019

by EDITORDecember 12, 2019December 12, 201901033

Nigeria’s electricity workers have suspended a strike that engulfed a major part of the country in darkness for a little more than 24 hours. One...

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Electricity Workers Shut Down Power Nationwide, Embark on Strike

EDITORDecember 12, 2019

by EDITORDecember 12, 20190677

The shutdown cuts across the Distribution Companies in Nigeria (DISCOs), the Generation Companies (GENCOS) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) where the National Union...

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Power Problem: Investors are Going to Ghana, Other Countries- Lawan Tells Buhari

EDITORDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

by EDITORDecember 9, 2019December 9, 20190828

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare emergency on the nation’s power sector. Lawan made the call on Monday at...

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Unsteady Power Supply: Senate to begin Investigation on Generation, Distribution Companies

EDITORNovember 19, 2019November 20, 2019

by EDITORNovember 19, 2019November 20, 20190684

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the activities of power generating and distribution companies with the aim of unravelling the causes...

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National Assembly to Amend 1999 Constitution

EDITORNovember 13, 2019

by EDITORNovember 13, 20190686

The National Assembly has disclosed that it would seek the amendment of the 1999 Constitution, (as amended) to provide for a smooth transition of legislative...