Some electricity consumers in Kaduna on Tuesday kicked against the proposed increase of electricity tariff. The consumers made their stand known during a public hearing on the application made by the Kaduna Electric to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for electricity tariff review. The public hearing had the theme: “Investment toward improvement of power…
A panel at the Social Media Week (SMW) on Monday urged government to adopt digital technology to improve data collection in the power and energy sector. The participants gave the advice during a panel discussion on ‘Beyond 2020:Social Media and Digital Transformation in the Energy Sector.’ The SMW is one of the world’s foremost conference…
Dr Effiong Archianga, the Paramount Ruler of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that greater attention is paid to development of oil producing communities. The monarch made the call on Monday while speaking with newsmen in Uyo, in his capacity as the Chairman of Traditional Rulers…
Navy, NIMASA Set To Fight Maritime Crimes In another milestone towards ensuring Nigeria’s security, the Federal Government on Tuesday in Lagos received two Special Mission Vessels (SMV), geared towards ridding the Country’s waters of criminal activities. The Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, took delivery of the Special Mission Vessels…
The Generation companies in Nigeria have raised concern regarding the electricity tariff review scheduled to be effective on April 1. They had through their representative noted that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had not captured all the changes. Mrs Joy Ogaji, Executive Director of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), the Umbrella body…
Electricity consumers on Monday opposed the planned tariff increment by Ikeja Electric (IE), demanding that 90 per cent of customers should be metered before any upward review of tariff. The customers also slammed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for failing to protect the interest of Nigerians who are still subjected to exploitative estimated bills…
Ahead of the April target for the likely introduction of new electricity tariffs, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has started nationwide consultations. According to a notice by the Chairman of the NERC, Prof. James Momoh, the consultations will hold from February 25 to March 11 in 12 locations nationwide. He said the NERC has…
Chairman House Committee on Power, Rep. Magaji Aliyu has said that the over 40 years Mambilla Power Project only existed on books and papers. Aliyu said this when the House of Representatives Committee on Power, paid an oversight visit to the Ministry of Power in Abuja on Monday. The Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project is a…
A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Jideofor Franklin Akpa, to seven years imprisonment over alleged thirty million naira fraud. Justice K. A. Jose, who presided over the court also fined the convict’s company, International Maritime and Shipping Limited, the sum of ten million naira, after been found culpable…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), says it has recorded significant decrease in the number of expatriates working in oil and gas industries in the country. The Board which is one of the agencies under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, attributed the trend to the adoption of effective monitoring and regulation mechanisms since…