Tag: Generation
-
Generation against generation – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
In the past, the traditional Nigerian society had an in-built mechanism for ejecting scoundrels, thieves and corrupt community leaders from its midst. If you had a neigbour who was a notorious thief he was naturally singled out for ejection and punishment notwithstanding the fact that he was a rich politician or a thief or “419”…
-
A generation ambushed by drugs, By Dakuku Peterside
Nelson Mandela, the legendary African anti-apartheid fighter, said the future belongs to the youth, but Barak Obama qualified it by saying that the future belongs to young people with education and the imagination to create. None of them could foresee that drug could ambush the youth and threaten the future. This reality stares us in…
-
Power generation hits all-time peak of 5,459MW
The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Thursday announced that the nation’s power industry attained another all-time national peak electricity generation of 5,459.5 megawatts. It said this quantum of electricity was efficiently transmitted through the nations transmission grid at a frequency of 50.26Hz by 8.15pm on October 28, 2020. “This milestone in generation is higher than…
-
Electricity: Generation, transmission peak at 5,375MW – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the National Grid successfully transmitted a new generation peak of 5,375MW on Feb. 7. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja on Monday said it was the first time the nation’s power grid generated, transmitted and distributed such quantum of power. She…
-
‘Artistes of this generation sing about mundane things’- Ras kimono
Nigerian Reggae icon, Ras Kimono has expressed his dissatisfaction over the quality of music being churned out by artistes of this generation. Kimono said unlike in the past when music was being used as a tool for social change, music of this generation are all about boobs and butts. Speaking in an interview with Punch,…
-
Power generation drops from 4,285mw to 3,321mw
The nation’s power generation capacity on Thursday dropped from 4,285 megawatts recorded on Sept. 16 to 3,321 megawatts on Dec. 1 due to dearth of gas information from the website of Nigerian Electricity System Operator has shown. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), puts the total output of all the generation companies at 3,321.50 megawatts,…