World Bank approves $750m for Nigeria’s power sector
The bank expressed worry that about 47 per cent of Nigerians had no access to grid electricity and those who had access faced regular power cuts.
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Rise in global crude oil prices reason Nigerians should switch from petrol to gas —Sylva •Says FG plans to review domestic gas pricing framework
The minister had further noted that the possible hike in petrol price in the near future following the rise in global crude oil prices was another reason why Nigerians should switch from petrol to gas.
Ikeja Electric meters over 120,000 households •Set to roll out over 400,000 in next two years
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has metered over one hundred and twenty thousand households between 2018 and June 2020. This is in line with its commitment to bridge its metering gap.
Paying more for darkness
“It is not true that Nigerians do not want to pay more for power but that they have been unhappy with the poor service over the years.
Renewable energy is electrifying COVID-19 Isolation Centers in Nigeria
The electricity sector has not been left out of this ongoing negative impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as it continues to struggle with increased epileptic power supply and increased losses stemming from unpaid electricity debts due to lack of cost-reflective tariffs and decreased consumer spending.
$20m Bayelsa re-run elections fund allegation: Our finances are transparent, verifiable —NCDMB
We verily believe that this outright fabrication was sponsored by those angling to contest for the senatorial elections in Bayelsa West Senatorial District, who are in the habit of concocting wild allegations to distract the NCDMB and lure us into local politics.
The revolutionary tech that’s turning waste into energy
By Chris EverettThe $150-billion organic food industry has a major fertilizer problem that could hinder its growth.Massive livestock operations from Europe to North America have an even bigger problem: They’re producing catastrophic volumes of polluting waste they have nowhere to put, and it’s a damage-control cost they have to deal with.The solution to both will…
We spent N64bn to resuscitate Kaduna refinery without success —NNPC boss •Says fuel consumption, smuggling gulp 54 million litres per day
By Oke Peter The Group Managing Director of theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Mele Kyari has disclosed that Nigerians and neighbouring countries that benefit from smuggling consume 54 million litres of petrol per day. Kyari said this at an interactive hearing on ‘Exiting petroleum subsidy: Ensuring self-sufficiency in domestic refining of petroleum products.” The event was…
World’s highest population without electricity resides in Nigeria —Report
Nigeria now has the highest number of people lacking electricity access in the world, at a total of 85 million Nigerian citizens.
Sylva calls for keen sense of nationhood and patriotism as Nigeria consolidates its democracy
By Oke Peter Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has commemorated with Nigerians on the Nation’s democracy day celebrations, describing it as a moment of deep national pride and introspection. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, on Friday, Sylva believes, as we all…