Tag: Power
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Forces behind Sanusi’s removal intoxicated by power – Shehu Sani
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, on Monday, said those behind the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, displayed “the intolerance and toxicity of the liquor of power”. Sani said the Northern Elders Forum had waded into the misunderstanding between the deposed Emir…
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David and the abuse of power, By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua When a person is given a position of authority, his attitude to wealth, wine and women reveals the real person. The greatest warrior in the world is a person who wield victory over his or her temperaments. A follow up to this is the extent a person can control his appetites for…
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TCN restores power 24hours after national grid collapse
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the national gird has been fully restored after the system collapse which occurred at about 16.15 hours on Thursday, while the grid was recovering from an earlier partial system disturbance. Full restoration of the grid was achieved at about 2:19 am, on Friday, said the General…
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Nigeria lost N4bn to electricity workers strike
The industrial action undertaken by members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday may have cost the country over N4 billion with nationwide outages. NUEE called off the strike yesterday after meeting with the Federal Government. Reports reveal that at least N1.9bn is lost on a normal daily basis when power generation…
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Works, Housing, Power gulp N389bn of 2020 budget
The ministries of Works and Housing, Power and Transportation gulped a chunk of the 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Works and Housing (262 billion), Power N127 billion and Transportation (N123 billion) reiterated the government’s resolve to focus and capitalise on capital projects. President Buhari said although…
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The Power of the Human Mind, By Cornelius Omonokhua
By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua When I was growing up, my father used to say to me, “my son, the mind makes a man.” My mother made me believe that malice and jealousy are obstacles to growth and the development of the human mind. As an adult, I came to understand why my parents debriefed me…
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Unbundling the power, works & housing ministry
By Paul Ojenagbon,pauloje2000@yahoo.com It was the biggest gamble to merge Power, Works & Housing into a humongous Ministry in 2016 following the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari. A more focused nation would never dare that. It was clearly an unthinkable thing to do. No nation still wallowing in the throes of development would attempt to…
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2019 Budget: FG Needs N10trn Bond for Roads, Power – Fashola
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says Nigeria needs at least N10 trillion bond to develop key infrastructures such as roads and power. Fashola gave the hint on Monday during a budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Works, chaired by Hon.Toby Okechukwu (PDP, Enugu) at…
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Ninth Assembly: Oshiomhole speaks on sharing power with PDP
…says party will not repeat 2015 mistakes National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Monday gave indication of what to expect from the 9th National Assembly, insisting that the party will not allow the mistakes of 2015 to reoccur when the new national assembly is inaugurated in June. Addressing newly…
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My interest is to ensure Nigeria has steady power supply – Sowore
The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore, has said that his interest is to ensure that Nigeria has steady power supply. Sowore stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a town hall meeting tagged: “The Candidates’’ organised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) injunction with DARIA Media with support from…