Category: Power

Ikeja Electric ‘Mocks’ Man Who Made Advances At CEO, Folake Soetan

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Hang your cloth where your hand go reach make you no collect.”   Ikeja Electric has sounded a note of warning to a troll on Twitter, Mr. Gbadebo, for asking a question about the marital status of the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Folake Soetan, on social media. Platforms Africa reports that the question considered by the company as making advances at Soetan was answered with a stern warning to Gbadebo. READ ALSO: ASUU Strike’ll Be Called Off In Days, Falana Shows Optimism Prof. Folasade Ogunsola Is First Female…

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100 Nigerian Youths Trained On Pre-Paid Meters Assembly, Installation – NCDMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Femadec Energy Ltd have commenced the training of 100 youths on industrial assembly and installation of pre-paid meters. The kick-off ceremony of one month-long training was held recently at the Femadec Yard, Lagos. Speaking at the event, the General Manager, Capacity Building Division, NCDMB, Dr. Ama Ikuru hinted that the Board’s partnership with Femadec Energy Limited created a good opportunity for the training and employment of Nigerian youths, which is consistent with the 60:20:20 human capital development policy of the Board.…

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Wabote Commissions Grephil Nuts & Bolts Factory In Port Harcourt

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote on Monday commissioned Grephil International Limited’s factory in Port Harcourt Rivers State, which will manufacture bolts, nuts, fittings, flanges and carry out valve calibration, sand blasting, and related services. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary commended the company for expanding its operations beyond the oil and gas industry and delivering services to customers in the petrochemical, power and manufacturing industries. He expressed delight that capacities and capabilities that were developed in the oil…

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Electricity Company of Ghana’s Prepaid Meter Database Hacked?

ADEOLA YUSUF

systems have been down for the past four days, since Tuesday, September 27, 2022, plunging many households into darkness   The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is still working to resolve the technical challenge it was experiencing in vending for prepaid consumers on E-cash and PNS metering systems of the company. The state-owned Graphic newspapers has suggested likely hack into the company’s meter database as systems have been down for the past four days, since Tuesday, September 27, 2022. There is power available but many consumers on the prepaid system…

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Why Major Ghana Cities Are In Darkness – ECG

ADEOLA YUSUF

Volta Region, Takoradi, Tema, Cape Coast; Full List of 10 regions plunged into blackout       Kasoa, Winneba, Swedru, Koforidua, Nkawkaw and Tafo. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said it is experiencing challenges on the Ecash and PNS metering system in some parts of the country. READ ALSO: Nigerians Arise!: A Clarion Call to My Fellow Countrymen, By Shuaib Afolabi Salisu (SAS) 727,864 Get 5 Credits Including Maths, English In NECO 2022 SSCE Internal Results Insecurity: ‘Nigeria Needs To Increase Welfare Packages For Police, Others” – CAN…

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BREAKING: Darkness As National Grid Collapses Again

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Electricity Transmission System also known as the power grid has collapsed again. Platforms Africa reports that the collapse occurred  at 10:51am today, 26th September, 2022. READ ALSO: Reopen Varsities, Commence Lectures Now – Govt To UI, UNILAG, Others’ VCs How Sex Worker, Customer Die During Intercourse In Lagos Building Collapse IT’S A LIE: BPE Denies Plans To Sell TCN I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari FAPEF Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist for Africa Economic, Financial Forum The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), which confirmed…

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IT’S A LIE: BPE Denies Plans To Sell TCN

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has denied that the Nigerian Government is planning to sell the Transition Company of Nigeria,TCN. The agency conveys the denial in a statement by its Head, Public Communications,Ibeh Uzoma Chidi,on Sunday. It said the news publication alleging that “the Federal Government is currently gearing up to put the Transmission Company of Nigeria, up for sale” is false and a mere fabrication by mischief makers. He added that such false fabrication by mischief makers aims at creating room for another needless strike by electricity workers.…

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DisCos Lured Govt, Collected N2trn After Privatisation – Electricity Workers

ADEOLA YUSUF

Take It Back, NUEE Seeks Reversal Of Power Asset Sale from ‘hustlers’ and ‘hawks’   Electricity workers in Nigeria have alleged that new owners of power assets, whom they described as ‘hustlers’ and ‘hawks,’ have lured the government and so far collected N2 trillion naira in the name of interventions. Rising under the auspices of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, they urged the Nigerian Government to reverse the privatisation of the nation’s power sector, alleging that new owners of the privatised companies have contributed poorly to the power sector.…

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Ikeja Electric Seeks Support Over Rising Energy Theft, Vandalism

ADEOLA YUSUF

In continued effort to curtail the rising cases of energy theft and vandalism amidst huge investment on power infrastructure, Ikeja Electric, is soliciting the support of stakeholders in tackling the menace within its network. Speaking to a gathering of community media publishers, Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric, Mr. Felix Ofulue, said the alarming cases of illegal connections, meter bypass, apathy to payment of electricity bills and vandalism have been on a steady rise recently. He narrated instances where customers using prepaid meters connive with electricians to bypass meters with the…

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Nationwide Outage Looms As Electricity Workers Threaten Fresh Strike

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, on Tuesday said they were ready to embark on another nationwide strike. The Vice President of the Union, (East) Comrade Engr. Joe Oforka, alongside other executives the zonal Secretary of the Union in the South East/South South States, Comrade Ugboaja Joseph, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. They alleged that the federal government after almost nine years has refused to pay entitlements of the some of the workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. Also, they were angry that the…

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