Electricity workers have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed this to newsmen exclusively today. According to her, electricity workers, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), followed directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to withdraw…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU), has lamented months of power outage in the institution, calling on authorities responsible for restoring power to act. ASUU Chairman, KASU, Peter Adamu, made the call in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Adamu said KASU was currently experiencing a total…
The Federal Government, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states have agreed on a bilateral trade to distribute 4,000 megawatts electricity to the extensive industrial and business clusters in Agbara and throughout Nigeria. This was revealed at the ‘Light Up Nigeria Programme: Agbara Business Rountable’ in Lagos on Thursday. While speaking at…
Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has described the Power Sector as the energy Nigeria needs for economic growth and industrial development. The Minister spoke at the weekend while addressing a delegation of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) led by the President, Engineer Tasiu Sa’ad Gidari-Wudil, to the Ministry. The Minister who emphasized the…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has restored bulk power supply to Birnin Kebbi and its environs in Kebbi State. The General Manager, of Public Affairs, TCN, Mr Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement on Friday in Birnin Kebbi. The statement reads, “Power supply was restored today September 29 at around 9:20 am. Our team…
The Nigerian Power Consumers Forum has condemned the spate of disturbances on the national electricity grid and the recent fire incidents around power transmission infrastructure. NPCF’s Convener, Michael Okoh, raised the concern in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday. This was coming a few days after the Transmission Company of Nigeria stated that for over…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said exploring renewable sources like solar, hydro, and wind, will not only reduce carbon emissions but also spur economic growth and job creation. A statement made available to the newsmen on Thursday said he disclosed this at the ongoing Nigeria Energy Exhibition and Conference in Lagos. The conference,…
There was a fire incident at the Transmission Company of Nigeria transmission, TCN, substation in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, on Thursday night. The 330 kilovolt (kV) facility was reportedly engulfed in the inferno, though the immediate cause has yet to be disclosed. The incident comes barely 24 hours after a national electricity grid collapse resulting from…
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has disclosed the cause of the nationwide blackout that happened in the early hours of Thursday. The minister said there was an explosion that led to a fire outbreak at Kainji/Jebba located in the North-central part of Nigeria. Adelabu on his social media on Thursday said, “At 00:35Hrs this morning,…