President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). He replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who recently resigned to participate in the 2027 governorship election in Adamawa State. President Tinubu has also renewed the appointment of Engineer Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz as the Managing Director/Chief…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has issued a stern warning to residents living or trading under high-tension power lines in Kaduna State, urging them to vacate immediately to avoid fatal accidents and prevent further disruption to the national power supply. The call was made during a high-level sensitisation forum organised by the TCN in…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced that it has boosted electricity supply in Enugu, Ebonyi, and parts of Benue. The company disclosed this in a statement through its official social media page. TCN said Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, can lift 480 megawatts from its facility in a 150MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the restoration of the Apir-Ugaji line has taken long to complete, attributing the reason to to insecurity in the area. The Managing Director of TCN, Engr. Abdulaziz Sule, while speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, said the engineers working on the line carry out repair…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that Nigerians will have to pay more for electricity because production is not easy. However, it maintained that the cost of energy is still cheaper in Nigeria than in some neighbouring countries. This is despite the hike in electricity tariffs paid by Nigerians. Recall that on April…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 3.09 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs Mbah stated that…
Some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. On Friday, the organised labour announced that they will be commencing a nationwide indefinite strike due to the refusal of the Federal Government to increase the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. According…
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to make provision for a special intervention fund for maintenance of transmission lines in the country. This follows the recent incidents of vandalization along the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line which has resulted in severe disruptions to power supply affecting seven states in the North-East zone. The resolution resulted…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Monday, discouraged illegal sand excavators from carrying out their activities around its transmission towers. In a statement on their official social media, TCN said the activities of sand excavators are a threat to their towers and operations. The statement reads “Recently, while on routine patrol on B1T and…
Electricity blackouts have been reported in some parts of Nigeria following the shutdown of Egbin Power Station by the Transmission Company of Nigeria for maintenance. The TCN in a statement on social media on Monday said the shutdown is part of efforts to fix a leaking gas pipeline. The company said the shutdown of Egbin…