Tag: Power
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John The Best And The Value Of Power, By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua Everything my father told me concerning power has played out in my life. My father akin to the sages of the wisdom literature of the Bible called me for a conversation one day. Among the many things he told me about integrity, the aspect concerning the value for power, position and office…
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Post privatisation: Experts urge FG to review power contract agreements
Some stakeholders in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to review the power contracts agreement with the owners of the distribution and generation companies. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday against the backdrop of the company’s inability to meet the demand of its customers in the…
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What South-West stands to gain by returning Buhari to power in 2019 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, urged the people of South-West to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister stated this at a special town hall meeting on infrastructure organised by the Ministry of…
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Nigeria's power challenges can't be solved by magic – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said electricity supply in the country is improving slowly and that challenges in the sector cannot be confronted with magic. Fashola, who spoke on Thursday at the inauguration of the 2x100MVA, 132/33kV power transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, Lagos, commended the Transmission Company…
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Electricity Workers threaten shut down of power, demand sack of MD
Electricity Workers Nationwide on Tuesday in Abuja threatened to shut down power, unless the Federal Government immediately sack the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN), Managing Director, Usman Mohammed. The workers, under the auspices of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), are accusing Mohammed of high handedness and anti-labour practices. The union threatened…
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Daura’s sack: No tough battle between Buhari and Osinbajo — Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday said there was unanimity on the sack of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Lawal Daura. Recall TheNewsGuru had earlier reported the termination of Daura’s appointment by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo following the invasion of the National Assembly by the operatives of the DSS. The invasion,…
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Power generation rises to 7,000 mega watts, says Fashola
Nigeria’s current power generation has reached 7000 Mega Watts, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola said this on Friday in Calabar at the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing 4th Edition Retreat for top directors, heads of units and chief executives of agencies and parastatals. He said…
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Ekweremadu: Ohaneze speaks tough, says Buhari, APC gone mad with power
Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has condemned the detention of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by the EFCC. Recall that Ekweremadu was on Tuesday detained by EFCC on allegations of corruption. In a statement by it’s publicity secretary, Uche Achi-Okpaga, Ohaneze said the presidency has “gone mad with power and turned the anti-graft agency and…
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Operators in power sector must live up to expectations – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to lawful interventions to ensure that operators in the business of electricity distribution live up to expectations of Nigerians. The President stated this in his broadcast to the nation to mark the 19th year of Nigeria’s nascent democracy and the 3rd anniversary of his administration in Abuja…