The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced Wednesday evening that it has restored power to seven northern states after successfully repairing the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir Transmission Line 1. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, confirmed that repairs were completed at 4:56 p.m. on Wednesday. “With this line restored, the Apir-Lafia 330kV transmission line 2 […]Read More
Power has been restored to four states served by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company – Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Benue – ending a 10-day blackout. Electricity returned at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, sparking celebrations in affected communities. In Jos, the capital of Plateau State, residents took to the streets in relief and joy after days […]Read More
Nigeria’s Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that the severe power outages across northern states are due to attacks and threats from bandits and terrorists targeting the ministry’s infrastructure, causing widespread disruption to the electricity supply. The Minister clarified that these outages were not due to a grid collapse but resulted from external disturbances. On […]Read More
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, announced on Tuesday that his refinery can meet Nigeria’s demand for petrol, noting that about 500 million litres are currently available but not being collected by fuel marketers. Speaking with State House journalists after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu and the Implementation Committee on the Sale of Crude […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has again increased the pump price of petrol. The new rates, now in effect, set prices at N1,025 per litre in Lagos and N1,060 per litre in Abuja. Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, attributed the ongoing fuel shortages and queues at petrol stations across Nigeria to marketers […]Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for denying any role in the Nigerian government’s recent decision to remove the petrol subsidy. The NLC called this denial “cynical,” viewing it as typical behaviour of the IMF and World Bank, which it claims have consistently pressured developing nations into adopting harsh […]Read More
The Dangote Refinery has made a major contribution to Nigeria’s fuel supply, delivering around 79.4 million litres of petrol to the local market by sea. The vessel Sabaek recently transported about 500,000 barrels (79.4 million litres) of petrol from the refinery to Lagos, according to a port report and Bloomberg’s ship-tracking data. This first sea-based […]Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ramped up efforts to locate eight missing individuals following a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Guinea. The helicopter, registered as 5N-BQG, had six passengers and two crew members on board. So far, three bodies have been recovered, and the search continues for the remaining five. Olufemi […]Read More
Almost 60 percent of Nigerian household are connected to the national grid, a new report has revealed. Overall, 58.2 percent, indicating nearly 6 in 10 Nigerian households, from the surveyed states are connected to the national grid. The Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-side Report 2024 was published by the Nigerian government, which was done by the […]Read More
Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power, has called an emergency meeting with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) following recent disturbances to the national grid, which resulted in widespread blackouts across the country. A statement released by Bolaji Tunji, the minister’s special adviser for strategic communication and media […]Read More
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