L- R: Christophe Begat, Managing Director Schneider Electric West Africa; Nabil Djouhri, General Manager Schneider Electric West Africa; Dr. Ibilola Amao, Principal Consultant Lonadek Inc, United Kingdom; Abdul-Malik Halilu General Manager Strategy (PRS) Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NDMB), Federal Republic of Nigeria; Mr Banigbe Ibitayo Bankole, Lead Solutions Architect, Schneider Electric West Africa.
Come April 14 to 16, the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria shall host its second Annual Conference and Exhibition (OGTAN ACE) at Eko Hotel and Suites. The theme of the conference is: “Human Capital Development as a Driver for National Transformation”. Human capital development is undoubtedly the pivot for any meaningful programme…
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was on Thursday hit by a temporary power outage which affected the D Wing of the terminal. General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said the power disruption was caused by a minor electrical fault. Yakubu said: “FAAN wishes to inform the general public…
Leading energy company, Forte Oil, says it will commence talks with a view to selling its power unit to Mr. Femi Otedola, the company’s major investor. The company said in a statement it was seeking shareholder approval in a vote on Feb. 7 to start talks with billionaire Otedola, according to Reuters report. Amperion Power…
Oil traders seem increasingly convinced OPEC’s prompt action in cutting production will be enough to offset the impact of rising shale production and slowing global growth. Brent futures prices have stabilised around $60 per barrel in recent sessions, well below the peak of over $85 at the start of October, but significantly higher than the…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has declined to assent to the Energy Commission Amendment Bill, 2018. In a letter dated January 4 addressed to the senate president, Bukola Saraki, President Buhari said the Bill is “unconstitutional”. The letter was read out by the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu to the house on Thursday. According to the…
There is no contesting the obvious – the Nigeria power sector is trapped in a cyclic strain of hopeless inefficiency – nobody seems to have any clear – cut approach beyond half-measure experimentation procedurals nor can its affliction be properly diagnosed – let alone apply the right remedial combination for its many woes . …
Nigeria’s leading survey and polling firm, NOIPolls Ltd, says that its new aggregated power poll results released for 2018 showed that power supply still remains inadequate to Nigerian households.The report released on Tuesday in Abuja by NOIPolls noted that while the power sector experienced marginal improvement in 2018 (40 percent) compared with previous two years…
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPW&H), is shopping for suppliers to procure about 1.6 million litres of diesel with N400 million budget for the eight gas turbines at the 215 megawatts (MW) Kaduna Power Plant in Kaduna State. Daily Trust reports that at an average retail price of N200 per litre of…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said that due to its annual preventive maintenance, there will be interruption of electricity supply to consumers receiving supply within its Lagos network specifically in parts of Alimosho, Ejigbo and Agbara, in Lagos and Ogun states. The scheduled is expected to take place at the Ikeja-West 330/132Kv Transmission…
