The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it will dismantle the power Distribution Companies (DisCos) but warned them to improve on electricity supply.
The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba disclosed this on Thursday when he inspected the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC),on saying he had gone to...
…pledges support to new management
The House of Representatives Committee on Power, has lauded the operational performance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) just as it commits to giving it more support improved operations.
Chairman of the House Committee, Honourable Magaji Da'u Aliyu gave the commendation when he led his...
The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee on ground rent and tenement rates for the inherited assets of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
According to a statement by the Deputy Director, Press at the ministry, Etore E. Thomas on Thursday, the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale...
A recent statement made by the Nigeria Finance Minister, Mrs. Zeinab Ahmed, on Politics Today on Channels Television that if the current Coronavirus pandemic, CONVID-19, is prolonged in containing, the economy may once again slip into another recession.
The Honourable Minister was only being economical with the truth. The Minister...
Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) today as part of the palliative measures to cushion the effects of the ravaging Coronavirus, agreed to supply free electricity to all Nigerians for two months.
The DisCos under the umbrella of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) said, the action was necessary because of...
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has announced it's aligning with the federal government and NASS efforts to provide free electricity for two months as a palliative for the effects of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian electricity consumers.
The Executive Director, Research & Advocacy, ANED, & Spokesman for...
The Ministry of Power has said there was no decision reached by the Federal Government to provide Nigerians with free electricity.
Thisis coming barely 48 hours after the power Distribution Companies (DisCos) announced their alignment with the federal government and National Assembly efforts to provide free electricity for two months...
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, has directed all contractors handling power projects across the country to return to sites as the lockdown by the federal government is being relaxed gradually.
A statement by the minister’s spokesman, Aaron Artimas, said the minister gave the directive during an inspection visit...
The Senate Committee on Power has inspected some assets belonging to the defunct PHCN in Abuja as the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) plans to sell them and offset PHCN liabilities incurred before the 2013 power sector privatization.
Speaking during the inspection tour to NELMCO property being used by...
President Muhammadu Buhari said he has approved the release of funding to begin the first part of the Phase 1 of the Siemens Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) which will kick-off the pre-engineering and concession financing work streams.
To ensure fairness and transparency of the intervention, the President also directed that...
