Voice for the voiceless
President Bola Tinubu is set to meet with electricity generating companies (GenCos) over the alarming ₦4 trillion debt threatening Nigeria’s power sector. This move comes after high-level discussions between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the leadership of the GenCos in Abuja, according to a statement issued on Sunday by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser…
Despite grappling with recent blackouts and national grid collapses, Nigeria continues to supply uninterrupted electricity to neighboring countries, including Togo, Niger, and Benin Republic, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). TCN’s Chief Executive Officer, Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed, explaining that these countries receive power from Nigeria round the clock and are paying for the…
Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) at the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company have commenced an indefinite strike to protest against unfair treatment and other unresolved labour disputes with the company’s management. The protesters, holding placards, blocked the entrance to the company’s headquarters in Kaduna on Tuesday morning, preventing other staff and customers…
Former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji, has suggested that the newly inaugurated 181 megawatts power plant in Aba, Abia State can be replicated in Lagos and other states of the country. Nnaji, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Power Limited, the owner of the Aba power plant, mentioned in an interview with…
