Category: Power

Two Eko Electricity Distribution Company Staff Electrocuted

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Umaru, 51, Sunday Awaruwa, 48, died in line of duty, Colleague opens up to Police   The Police Command in Lagos State on Sunday confirmed the electrocution of two members of staff of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Lagos State. Platforms Africa repoets that the incident took place in the Obalande area of Lagos Island. READ ALSO: 12 Persons killed, 8 Injured In Osun Auto Crash Minister Buhari Sacked For Inefficiency Arrested Over N22bn Fraud I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari UK…

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Minister Buhari Sacked For Inefficiency Arrested Over N22bn Fraud

ADEOLA YUSUF

Probe, which also uncovered properties in Nigeria and overseas linked to the ex-power minister, Sale Mamman, shows how he allegedly conspired with staff of the Ministry in charge of the accounts of the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects and diverted N22 billion,   Former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N22bn fraud. Platforms Africa reports that Mamman was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari over Inefficiency . According to reliable sources, the former minister was…

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43% Completed, Nigeria Gives Update On $2.8bn AKK Gas Pipeline

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Vice President Insists AKK Project Is To Power 3,600MW Plants      The $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano natural gas pipeline project being constructed by the Nigerian Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners, is now 43 per cent completed, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, announced on Monday. He also revealed that the project would help in generating 3.6 gigawatts (3,600 megawatts) of electricity, adding that the AKK pipeline was a major project of the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). READ ALSO: Nigeria Grants…

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Don’t Assault Our Staff, Expect Quality Services During Easter, IBEDC To customers

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc is felicitating with Christians as they mark this year’s Easter celebration, charging them to demonstrate the Godly virtues of compassion, kindness and tolerance. While wishing all its customers and Nigerians a safe and memorable Easter holiday, the Managing Director, Engr. Kingsley Achife in a message, assured customers across its network of quality service delivery during the Easter break. “We recognize the fact that the electricity demand always increases during the festive season, we have therefore positioned our technical crew to ensure…

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Buhari Decentralizes Nigeria’s Electricity Industry

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has taken further steps to break electricity industry monopoly after President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the constitutional amendment that allows the state government to license, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. This was made known in a tweet by the Presidential Media Spokesperson, Tolu Ogunlesi, on Friday. He tweeted, “ President #MBuhari has signed 16 Constitution Amendment Bills into Law. By this signing, State Houses of Assembly & Judiciaries now have constitutionally guaranteed financial independence, while Railways have moved from Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.…

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How Court Jailed Men for Vandalizing, Stealing Ikeja Electric Cables

ADEOLA YUSUF

Omena Sunday, 24 years and Bashir Sheu aged 28 years were arraigned before the Magistrate Court 1 Mushin, sitting at Ogba Magistrate Court on the 11th of January 2023 and Ifo Magistrate Court 2, Ifo Local Government in Ogun State on 27 September, 2022 respectively for vandalism and stealing transformer cables at Five Star Junction Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos and Otun Olori Akute area of Ogun State. Omena having pleaded guilty of Count 1, 2 and 3 of the four Charge, was sentenced to six months imprisonment for Count 1, one…

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South Africa Disconnects Power Supply To Nigerian Consulate Over N10.465m Debt 

ADEOLA YUSUF

Power authorities in Johannesburg this week cut off the power supply to the  Nigerian Consulate in South Africa The city power visited multiple premises around joburg’s region E, disconnecting electricity to recoup more than R360 million it is owed by individuals and organizations in the region. The city power authority said the Nigerian Consulate owed more than R400 000 ($23 300). READ ALSO: JUST IN: Nigeria’s First Professor Of Medicine, Oladipo Ogunlesi, Dies At 99 Sterling One Foundation Wins CSR Award Of Excellence Just in: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian School Pupils…

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Ikeja Electric Heightens Equipment Vandal’s Fight, Rallies NSCDC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Communities may experience extended power outage due to the acts of vandals.”   Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) as part of her efforts to ensure safety of equipments for stable electricity across its network, has collaborated with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking during a meeting with the Lagos State NSCDC Command, the Head Legal and Regulatory, Ikeja Electric, Babatunde Osadare commended the agency and the Police for their tremendous support in protecting Ikeja Electric’s infrastructure and ensuring that vandals are arrested and…

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Globeleq Transfers GPSN Ownership Interest To Clean Energy Holdings

ADEOLA YUSUF

Globeleq, Africa’s independent power company, announced that after a review of its strategy and portfolio, Globeleq’s ownership interest in Globeleq Power Solutions Nigeria (GPSN) has transferred to Clean Energy Holdings Limited (CEHL). Platforms Africa reports that the transfer relates to a group of assets which serve commercial and industrial customers mostly in the southwest of Nigeria. READ ALSO: BREAKING: DSS Gives NNPC, Oil Marketers 48 Hrs to Clear Fuel Queues NDPHC transmission Asset Vandalism Worsens Power Wheeling Ability Nationwide United Nations Institute Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist For African IDEP Event…

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NDPHC transmission Asset Vandalism Worsens Power Wheeling Ability Nationwide

ADEOLA YUSUF

ED Corporate Services, NDPHC, Nkechi Mba, Decries transmission facilities Vandalism, sympathises with the family of security officer killed in recent attack   The Exevutive Director , Corporate Services, Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) Mrs Nkechi Mba has decried the incessant vandalisation of NDPHC transmission facilities thereby worsening power wheeling ability across the country. Platforms Africa reports that Mba who expressed this concern over the activities of vandals on its facilities also sympathised with the family of the security officer who was killed in the recent attack stressing that…

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