Tag: Adebayo Adelabu

60% Manufacturers Forced Off-Grid By Unreliable Power Supply – Adelabu

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s power crisis has reached a critical point, with over 60% of manufacturing companies in the country forced to disconnect from the national grid. These businesses have turned to self-generation to meet their energy needs, driving up production costs and making Nigerian goods increasingly uncompetitive on the global market. This alarming revelation was made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, during the unveiling of the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), in collaboration with the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF). Adelabu warned…

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‘2nd Time In Two Months,’ National Grid Collapses

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Grid has collapsed on Friday with Nigeria experiencing black out. Reacting to the development in a statement, the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company said, “please be inform that we experienced a system outage today 07/03/2025 at about 14.00hrs, affecting supply within our network.” Urged customers to bear with them as restoration of supply is ongoing. ‘Money Cannot Buy You Health o,’ Singer Teni Reveals Struggle With Illness ‘Significant’ Oil Volume Discovered in Nigeria’s Songhai Field Recall that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had on March 2nd 2025 assured…

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Nigerians’ Annual Spending On Fuelling, Servicing of Generators Hits N16.5Trn

ADEOLA YUSUF

. “What Band A customers pay is still cheaper compared to spending on self-generation;” What Adelabu said at the 2024 NOG Energy Week + his full speech The annual spending by Nigerians on self-generated electricity, particularly fuelling and servicing of generators, has hit N16.5 trillion. Platforms Africa reports that the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who declared this at the ongoing NOG Energy Week in Abuja, maintained that this figure was a result of a research carried out for the year 2023. READ ALSO: Stop ex-Minister Diezani From Using My…

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Nigeria’s Electricity Generation Hits 4,800MW – Minister

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu says Nigeria’s electricity generation has increased to 4,800 megawatts in the past few days from 4200MW. He disclosed this on Thursday when he was in Ajah, Lagos State, to launch a 63MVA, 132/33kV mobile substation installed under Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative by the FGN Power Company in collaboration with Siemens Energy. He warned saboteurs of Nigeria’s power sector to stake off for lasting development to be seen in the industry. “Let me mention that we have started seeing improvements in our generation…

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Minister Opens Up As N40bn Metering Contract Polarises Power Industry

ADEOLA YUSUF

He has soiled his hand, De Haryor Global Services Limited not a registered Meter Manufacturing/Assemblers Company,’ group lists eight alleged sins of Adelabu, insists minister should be replaced, deployed   The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has opened up on the N40 billion metering contract alleged racket rocking the industry, saying due diligence was followed in awarding the contract. This came as a power stakeholders group, PowerUp Nigeria, declared that De Haryor Global Services Limited, which got N12.7 billion worth of the contract, “is not a registered Meter Manufacturing/Assemblers Company,…

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Power Minister Demands Capital Punishment For Vandals

ADEOLA YUSUF

What DisCos must emulate in Ikeja Electric score card, Word-for-word of what Adelabu said during an official visit to IE   The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has bemoaned the rising cases of vandalism of power assets across the country, demanding capital punishment for vandals. Platforms Africa reports that Adelabu, who said this in Lagos during an official visit to Ikeja Electric, labelled vandals of power assets as killers of people and saboteurs of businesses growth. READ ALSO: Revoke Licenses Of Non-Performing DisCos, Power Minister Orders NERC 4 Reasons Ogun,…

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Nigeria Lacks Infrastructure, Automated System To Halt Frequent Grid Collapse – Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s power sector is lacking critical infrastructure and automated system that has left its grid system outrightly fragile. This according to the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has been the major causes of frequent grid collapse. Adelabu, revealed this in an interview disclosing that the power industry lacks backup system a crucial element present in other countries with contingency plans but lacking in Nigeria. He emphasizes the need for a backup grid to enhance the country’s power infrastructure resilience, pointing out its absence as a major factor in the recurrent disruptions.…

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Power Minister Eyes 20,000 MW Generation Capacity In 3 Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

Thoughts, Time, and Target – Scanning Through Adelabu’s Mind: Word-for-word of what the minister, who blatantly declared ” I have limited time to use in power sector,” wants Nigerians, stakeholders to expect   Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has set ambitious goals to hike Nigeria’s power generation capacity to at least 20,000 megawatts (MW) within the next three years. The capacity, according to the latest figures, stands at 12,522 MW, Platforms Africa reports. Adelabu, who made this known while delivering his opening address on Day 1 at Nigeria Energy…

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National Grid Collapses, Plunges Nigeria Into Total Blackout

ADEOLA YUSUF

For Adebayo Adelabu, the new minister of power, the system failure, which occured around 12: 30 am, was his baptism of fire   The Nigeria’s electricity transmission system known as national grid on Thursday suffered a total collapse, plunging the entire country into a blackout Platforms Africa reports that the collapse, which occurwd around 12: 30 am, is the first after Adebayo Adelabu was sworn in as a minister of power. READ ALSO: The Big CoverUp: Full Story of How N8 Trillion ‘Disappeared’ From CBN Vaults Nigeria-Bound Goods To Be…

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