Tag: Power Projects
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Kwara Assembly orders probe of ex-governor, director over failed power project
The Kwara State House of Assembly has asked the state government to probe the immediate past governor o the state, AbdulFatah Ahmed and the Director General, KP3, Yomi Ogunsola over their alleged handling of the “Light Up Kwara project. The house accordingly urged the executive to hand them over to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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FG approves execution of multiple power projects – Fashola
The Federal Government has approved the execution of several power projects aimed at achieving more improvement in electricity distribution in the country. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja by Mr. Hakeem Bello, his Special Adviser on Communications. Fashola said principal among the…
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Buhari speaks on probing Obasanjo over alleged $16b wasted on power projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hinted of his administration’s resolve to recover the $16 billion alleged wasted on the power sector during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo “Where is the power? Where is the money?” the President queried at the Oxbow Lake Pavilion, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the presidential campaign rally of the…
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Publish ‘names of contractors that disappeared with money for power projects’, SERAP tells Fashola
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Minister of Power, Works and Housing urging him to use his good offices and leadership position to “urgently provide information on specific names and details of contractors and companies that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed…
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We are not against states developing power projects – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not against state governments developing their own power projects to support development and supply of incremental power. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, reiterated the position of the Federal Government at a meeting of the National Council on Power (NACOP) in Jos. “I…