Category: Energy

Abuja Electricity DisCo apologises to consumers over power disruption

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Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, on Monday, apologised to consumers over the power disruption in its franchise areas.     It assured consumers of speedy resolution of the strike by its employees that led to the power disruption. AEDC’s franchise area include Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger states and the FCT. “Following the industrial action embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees, power supply to some of our areas of operation, especially those on the 11 Kilovolt network, were affected. “We would also like to apologise to our customers for the…

How Nigeria can maximise eGovernment – Huawei

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The Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist, Enterprise Business Group of Huawei Technologies Co Limited, Mr Hong-Eng Koh, has said that the idea of eGovernance was to satisfy the unwilling customers.   Koh made the submission at the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2021 in Lagos themed ‘eGovernment Adoption in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges’.   “Basically, eGovernment is to make the unwilling citizens willing,” Koh said, stressing the need for Nigeria to centralise government portal to achieve eGovernment.   While everyone is connecting to it for many different reasons, since 20 years…

Huawei to tackle Africa’s energy poverty through digital power

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The fight to tackle Africa’s energy poverty is receiving support through the provision of digital enablers that will boost sufficiency.   Currently, energy poverty is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa with statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) indicating that over 580 million people in the region lacked access to electricity in 2019.   In Nigeria for example, an estimated 40,000MW of electricity supply is needed to provide steady and quality power supply to customers who are already connected to the grid. The country currently has a generation capacity of…

Yahaya Bello lauds President Buhari,as Kogi becomes Oil-producing State

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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed the state government’s appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of Kogi as one of the Oil-producing states in the country by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC. The Governor conveyed his ‘thank you’ message to Mr President while on a visit to the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. Bello who addressed journalists in the State House after a meeting with Mr President said he was in the Villa to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of…

Garba Deen Mohammed; A Round Peg In A Round Hole In NNPC By Abubakar Yusuf.

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The new Group General Manager,Group Public Affairs Division,Alhaji Garba Deen Mohammed is the best thing that has happened to the Nation’s oil industry regulator in recent time.   Deen ,a professional to the core and former National Chairman, Nigeria Guild of Editors(NGE), was reappointed not only to occupy the position in the current dispensation,but deploy his wealth of experience needed at this crucial point of Nigeria oil industry.   Coming at a time the age long Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB),was signed into law and transformed into Petroleum Industry Act (PIA),the needed…

Meet Nigerian Silent Billionaire, Abdullahi Bashir Haske

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Nigerians are, at the end of the day, a very perplexing group of people. On the one hand, are very wealthy people who are unrestrained in their desire to show the world their endless resources. On the other hand are folks who are just as wealthy but prefer to hide among the common people. Abdullahi Bashir Haske is one of the latter, although his attempts to keep a low profile have not been half as successful as his brilliant business methods and moves. For those who have not had the…

NDPHC assures Gov Sule of delivering 330KV Akurba substation in Sept

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The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has assured that it will deliver the 330KV power substation located in Akurba, Nasarawa State, in September, this year.   Engineer Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Executive Director, Network, of the company, gave the assurance, when he led a delegation, on a courtesy call on Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, on Thursday.   Engineer Oyedele reaffirmed that the Akurba power project, is on course and will be delivered in September this year, stressing that the people of the state, will begin to enjoy regular power…

Power, key to our industrialization, employment agenda, says Gov Sule

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has identified power supply as critical to the industrialization and employment thrust of his administration. Engineer Sule stated this while commissioning the 20km 33KVA electrification project executed by the Chairman of Keana Local Government Area, Hon. Adamu Adi Giza, in Giza, on Friday. According to the governor, nothing much will be achieved in the area of industrialization, employment, among other mantra of the administration, without power supply. Engineer Sule reiterated that, on assumption of office, his administration entered into a contract with the people…

Fix corruption in petrol importation, distribution, OrderPaper tells FG

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Amidst flip-flopping position of the federal government on the petrol pricing and attendant negative hit on citizens, OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative has called on the authorities to fix corruption and general inefficiencies in the distribution chain. A statement by Oke Epia, Executive Director of OrderPaper on Saturday said the government has been shirking its responsibilities in sanitizing the corruption, wastes and inefficiencies in the determination of daily consumption volume and importation of petrol into the country. The statement referenced a Study on ‘Improving Efficiency in the Downstream Petroleum Sector: Key Institutional…

Gov Bello receives NNPC Biofuel project feasibility study delegation, lauds initiative

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday met with a team of the Renewable Energy Division from the Nigerian National Petroleum Co operation (NNPC) who were in the state for a feasibility study on the development of Biofuel project in the State. The Governor who lauded the initiative assured the members of their safety during the cause of their all important assignment noting that the state remained a safe zone for visitors, businessmen and investors as the records were obvious In a letter presented to the Governor by the delegation,…