Nobody has the right to be violent against any official of a power distribution company discharging their lawful duty, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission declared on Wednesday. NERC’s declaration was, however, followed by resistance from power consumers who insisted that Discos that failed to provide considerable service should stop disconnecting electricity users from the source…
• DisCo decry import duty on meter Federal Government’s continuous subsidy for electricity consumption in Nigeria is unsustainable, Managing Director, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Ernest Mupwaya, has said. Despite privatisation, the government has reportedly spent N1.7trillion on electricity in the last three years, while power generation companies (GenCos), in five years, lost a whopping…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to expand its domestic gas footprint with the delivery of the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) II to double capacity from 1.1 billion standard cubic feet of gas to 2.2 BSCF. A statement by its Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Samson Makoji, in Abuja, said the…
Today, the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H.E. Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva headlined the Mega Launch of the various range of NNPC Retail Limited’s Lubricants which held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. In his value statement, Chief Sylva affirmed that the new direction for the product owner, NNPC Retail Limited, signals…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has identified issues of power infrastructure as a key challenge hindering development of the fifth generation network (5G) in Nigeria. Mr Bako Wakil, the Director, Technical Standards and Network Integrity (DTSNI) of NCC, stated this at the ongoing Social Media Week. Wakil spoke at a special session on “5G Development,…
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the cleaning and inspection of its 20’’ offshore pipeline from Badagry in Nigeria to Takoradi in Ghana. The Internal inspection of the 569 km offshore pipeline was completed on Sunday February 23, 2020, almost one month ahead of…
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 2,914 megawatts of electricity on Wednesday due to unavailability of gas. This information was made known in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy of which was obtained in Abuja on…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) has appealed to the Federal Government to reduce the 45 per cent import duties on meters to aid effective supply to customers. Mr Ernest Mupwaya, AEDC Managing Director said this during an interactive session between the AEDC Executive Management Team and consumers in Abuja on Thursday. Mupwaya said import duties…
The Federal Government has promised to procure more x-ray scanning machines to fast-track cargo examination and clearance at the nation’s sea ports. Mr Okokon Udo, Director, Home Finance, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, disclosed this at a sensitisation workshop for importers and stakeholders in Kano on Thursday. The workshop was organised by the Trade…
Kano State Government says it plans to complete one of its two hydro power plants in Tiga, for electricity generation by October 2020. Mr Mu’azu Magaji, the state’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, said this on Wednesday in Kano. Magaji said the 10 megawatt power plant will ease power problems facing residents and industries in…
