Tag: Power
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Gov. Ambode promise to bring power to every Lagos home
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said arrangement had been put in place to implement the embedded power project which would soon bring electricity to every home in the state. Ambode spoke at the 2017 community day celebration with the theme: “Community Affinity: Aligning Lagos Communities with Private Sector” held in Lagos. He…
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Jonathan was not prepared for leadership, not desperate for power – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki said yesterday that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not prepared for leadership. He, however, described him as a man who never wanted to unnecessarily cling on to power. Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima lampooned the ex-President for his inaction when the Chibok schoolgirls were abducted. He said the former President almost…
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Buhari lists regular power, fuel supply, anti-corruption fight… as achievements of APC-led govt
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday enumerated improvement in power and fuel supply; war against corruption as some of the laudable achievements recorded by his administration in two years. Buhari who made the disclosure while delivering his speech to the National Executive Committee meeting of the APC which held today, in Abuja said he is proud…
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Jonathan blasts Fashola for failing to fix power as promised during 2015 campaign
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lambasted Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde for failing to fix power as promised during 2015 campaign. Jonathan who made the statement in Abuja on Thursday when he received one of the national chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, and members of his campaign…
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No exclusive monopoly in power distribution – Fashola tells Discos
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has allayed fears of Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) over government’s investments in solar energy plants. Fasola allayed their fears at the 20th Monthly Power Sector Stakeholders’ Meeting hosted by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in Owerri. The minister said that the Discos expressed their fears…
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Nigeria has become chaotic, everyone including Buhari is unhappy – Bishop Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah on Monday warned Nigerians to stop spreading hatred, stressing that everyone should be careful of their actions as the country is now on a very dangerous precipice. He said, “This is one of the first time in Nigeria, that everyone is angry at the same time but the…
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We’ll shut down oil, power sectors indefinitely if FG does not accede to our demands tomorrow – Labour
The United Labour Congress, ULC, and its affiliate unions have threatened to shut down the oil and power sectors by Friday if the Federal Government does not meet its demands. TheNewsGuru.com reports that other affiliates of the union that promised to shut down the sectors by Friday include Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas…
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Return us to power in 2019 to consolidate gains of democracy – PDP tells Nigerians
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said on Saturday that it would consolidate the gains of democracy should it return to power in 2019. A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP), made this disclosure in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja. Ossai said that the PDP non-elective national convention would provide…
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Why NASS tried removing president’s powers in constitution amendment – Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that presidential assent was an unnecessary addition to the process of Constitutional amendment. Saraki told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja that it was with that conviction that the Senate approved the removal of presidential assent to an amended constitution. TheNewsGuru.com reports that 92 senators, more…
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Constitution Amendment: Reps reject devolution of power to states, women’s indigeneship right, others
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday commenced voting on the bills to amend some sections of the 1999 constitution albeit in a rowdy session. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Senate had earlier voted on Wednesday. The House rejected the devolution of power to the states, the separatrion of the office of the Attorney-General from that…