FG earmarks $118 for power supply improvement
Mr. President has soft spot for the eastern part of Nigeria hence industries in such axis must be revived.
Mr. President has soft spot for the eastern part of Nigeria hence industries in such axis must be revived.
The development came a few months after the Federal Government renewed the mega power project contract with the German government and Siemens, following several months of delays.
The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi handed over the mantle of leadership of the Ministry to the Hon. Minister after the Ministers swearing in ceremony at the State House conference centre in Abuja by Mr. President
These brand new buses were commissioned by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi and handed over to the Union leaders at the Ministry’s Headquarters at Maitama, Abuja on the 11th August, 2023.
To promote a constructive conclusion of the dialogue with the Labour Centers (through the Joint Ad-Hoc Committee), I have directed NERC to forestall the implementation of the duly performed minor review (which adjusted tariffs between N2 per kWh and N4 per kWh) until the conclusion of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee’s work at the end of January 2021.
“Nigeria’s power system is suffering from an imbalance between power generation and demand. Despite more than 8,000 MW of operational power generation capacity in the country, only an average of 4,500 MW reliably reaches consumers.
However, other members of the panel, including the Chief Executive Officer, ZJK Energy, Mr. Rumundaka Wonodi; Principal Consultant, Emtech Energy Services, Ifey Ekeonu; and Head, (PMU) Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), Mr. Kenny Anuwe, agreed on the need to reduce the political influence in the power sector.
But it is not yet clear if Siemens is willing to accept this responsibility as the firm rebuffed efforts to get them to confirm the development.
Damilola Shittu – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of two committees for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. He approved the Inter-ministerial Steering Committee and Project Delivery Committee for the N2trn power project. The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, is to chair the inter-ministerial steering committee, while the director in…
By Oke Peter Following the suspension of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi as the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) last week. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Engineer Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agency. The Minister of Power, Engineer Mamman Sale broke the news in…