By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu, has said the activities of pipeline vandals is responsible for the current blackout being experienced in the electricity sector. In the last 7 days, electricity supply across Nigerians has been very erratic due to the system collapse...
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Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to count their losses following the power blackouts in most parts of the Territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some parts of the Territory are supplied power for some hours, some areas have not even...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has said it is willing to partner with investors in the power sector to improve power supply in the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, made this known while receiving the Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr Hidayet Bayratar,...
Understandably, the major factor, says a report, that daily abbreviates the seriousness with which communication from public officials/offices are taken by the people is that generality of such information often makes the grade of ‘self-undermining’. They are recurrently reputed for encouraging complacency as constituents perceive issues raised by the...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to generate 25,000 megawatts of electricity in the country as part of efforts to enhance power-related businesses and other economic activities in the country. The Minister of Power, Mua’azu Sambo disclosed this in Katsina State at the weekend when he...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 16 contracts aimed at boosting the capacity to transmit and distribute power in Nigeria. The Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, briefed State House correspondents after an extraordinary FEC meeting Presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential...