Tag: PHCN
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Angry Edo youths attack PHCN official, leave him with broken leg
Angry youths of Ugbiyoko community in Edo State have attacked a staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), leaving him with a leg fracture. A video making the rounds online shows the PHCN staff being transported in a vehicle to a local hospital where he is said to be receiving treatment. The official…
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Former Presidential Adviser, Ex-MD Dangote Cement and former PHCN MD, Joseph Makoju Is Dead
Makoju was appointed consecutively as Special Adviser to three presidents of Nigeria
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How PHCN almost ruined my comedy career- SLKomedy
Witty Instagram comedian, SLKomedy has recounted how PHCN and a failed joked almost ruined his comedy career. The spontaneous comedian who shared the tale on his Instagram page revealed that when he cracked the first joke, the joke returned to him void, adding that PHCN interrupted the power supply. SLKomedy made this known via…
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Light bill: Reps move to curb excessive charges
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it would meet with Community Development Associations (CDAs) in different geo-political zones in the course of its Ad Hoc Committee assignment, to curb excessive electricity charges. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ajibola Famurewa (Osun-APC), who made the assertion at the inaugural meeting of the committee, said excessive electricity…
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How Jonathan’s officials, relative shared N27bn proceeds of PHCN sale –EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed details how the sum of N27bn, which formed part of the proceeds of the sale of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, was shared among top government functionaries in 2014. The EFCC disclosed this in a court paper filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on December…
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Reappraise PHCN sale agreement, labour urges FG
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Company (SSAEAC) has urged the Federal Government to re-examine the privatization agreement of the nation’s power sector. Mr. Chris Okonkwo, the President of the association, who made the call at an interactive session on Sunday in Lagos, decried what he called the dwindling fortunes of the sector…
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2 arraigned for beating PHCN worker over disconnection
Two men, who allegedly beat up a Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) worker for disconnecting their power supply, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused – Joseph Olawole (60) and Ibrahim Adeyemo (42) – are both residents of Ogunsetan Close, Agege, Lagos. Olawole, an engineer and Adeyemo, a photographer, however, pleaded…