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Oludolapo Adelana November 24, 2016

Probe how Obasanjo spent $16bn on electricity, SERAP tells CJN

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a letter to Justice Water Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen Chief Justice of Nigeria requesting him “to appoint an independent counsel to investigate…

Roqeebah October 31, 2016

YNaija Editorial: A sloppy Presidency

The rejection of ambassadorial appointments by two nominees, and the controversy around another nomination last week, call into question the way the Buhari administration operates. Two nominees Usman Bugaje, from…

Op-ed Editor October 5, 2016

Opinion: TCN, power and national security

As every bereaved family learns the morning after the funeral, it is left alone by sympathisers to nurse itself from grief to normalcy. This is the lot the Nigerian family…

Op-ed Editor September 19, 2016

Opinion: Fashola, power and realistic expectations

by Ikeogu Oke Though appropriate, the word “novel” arguably understates the import of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to saddle Babatunde Fashola with three highly demanding portfolios in his cabinet, namely Power,…

Mazi Emeka September 19, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘There is no improvement at all!’ | This man is clearly unhappy with Nigeria’s unsteady power supply

In the last few months, the level of power supply across Nigeria has been a contentious issue with some areas of the country reporting an increase while others have witnessed…

Isime Esene September 17, 2016

4,285 megawatts; 0.5 per cent… | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

4,285 megawatts – The amount electricity companies currently generate according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). $15 million – The amount of money belonging to former First Lady Patience…

Mazi Emeka August 31, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. ASUU threatens strike over unmet demands The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an…

Oreoluwa Peters August 29, 2016

#30Days30Voices: Nigerian speaks about the electricity situation in his neighbourhood (WATCH)

Upon President Buhari's inauguration in May, some heaped praises on the government as there seemed to be an improvement in the electricity sector. However, few months down the line, some…

Isime Esene August 27, 2016

Now that the NDA has agreed to a ceasefire: 4 things we expect to see

Tolu Omoyeni The Niger-Delta Avengers (NDA) announced two days ago that they will cease to attack the oil-producing region in Nigeria and proceed negotiations with the federal government. The decision…

Azeez August 20, 2016

We can never get stable power supply again in Nigeria – Actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu

Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu in a recent interview said he stopped calculating the cost of running his generators to avoid high blood pressure. He said this while reacting to the…

Mazi Emeka August 18, 2016

Lolade Sowoolu: Don’t sell your generators just yet

by Lolade Sowoolu NEPA has been frighteningly constant. Isn’t that supposed to be a good thing? Well, it was when it never happened. And now that it’s happening, it takes a conscious effort…

Isime Esene August 15, 2016

Nigeria’s power generation firms up at 3,000MW

Power generation has risen just above the 3,000MW mark for days due to the decisions taken at the monthly power sector meetings. This is despite incessant attacks by militants and operation…

Mazi Emeka August 5, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Hajj circular – What exactly is happening on Planet CBN?

A circular from the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department surfaced yesterday, authorising the sale of dollars to pilgrims to the 2016 Hajj at a ‘concessionary rate’ of N197 to the…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 15, 2016

Opinion: Hail the legislature and the Judiciary for saving Nigerians from NERC

by Bisola Animashaun For effectual democracy, the role of the Legislature and that of the Judiciary are symbiotic that the two arms must remain at parallel lines. The Federal High…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 14, 2016

Court stops increase in electricity tariff, orders reversal

In what a large part of the Nigerian populace would consider as cause for jubilation, a Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the increase in tariff by the…

Azeez July 13, 2016

Fashola highlights positive development from ongoing Azura Power Project

As construction work progresses at the Azura Power Plant in Benin, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has listed the positive spin-offs that would result from such…

Op-Ed Editor June 28, 2016

Uzoma Erondu: The fraud (or schadenfreude) called Estimated Billing (Y! Naira&Kobo)

John, a friend of mine moved into an apartment in a sub-urban area of Lagos in the early months of 2013, and it turned out to be one without an…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 17, 2016

Opinion: Fashola and his worrisome elitist agenda

By Ayo Sogunro I have not had electricity in a while. This trivial point had escaped my notice because—like some Nigerians—I have created the illusion of uninterrupted power through the…

Ada Igboanugo June 15, 2016

Morning Devotion: What LeBron and CBN have in common – #TheDecision

Joachim MacEbong talks about that LeBron and CBN have in common. #TheDecision Take a listen. [Recap from yesterday] Ban on rice importation causing hunger, Electricity operators take NERC to court, Buhari…

Mallam Yero June 12, 2016

Shehu Sani to Fashola: ‘We’ve moved from power epilepsy to power paralysis’

Senator Shehu Sani has taken a swipe at the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola over the abject state of electricity supply in the country. The destruction of…

Ada Igboanugo June 10, 2016

Morning Devotion: Two reasons you don’t have electricity, Buhari sends names of ambassadors & more religious madness in Osun

Today, Joachim MacEbong tells you two reasons you don't have electricity, and then he talks about Buhari's released names of ambassadors and the continuous religious madness in Osun. Take a listen.

Mazi Emeka June 3, 2016

Why FG is at the mercy of power companies

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, disclosed that the federal government lacked the right to sanction power generation and distribution companies operating in Nigeria because…

Mallam Yero May 31, 2016

Atiku scores Buhari a ‘D’

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday scored President Muhammadu Buhari a pass mark (a D or E) in his first year in office. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of a book titled “We Are…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 30, 2016

‘No resolution’ between Ikeja DISCO and residents of Araromi/Mende

Residents of Mende/Araromi area of Lagos, unable to stomach their incessant exorbitant electricity bills, engaged, confronted and protested against the Ikeja Electricity Distribution (Ikeja DISCO) Company. The residents complained that they barely get…

Op-Ed Editor May 26, 2016

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