Tag: Electricity

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Mazi EmekaAugust 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. ...

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Isime EseneAugust 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 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 ...

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AzeezJuly 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), ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 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 ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 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. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-26 [Recap from yesterday] Ban ...

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Mallam YeroJune 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 ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 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 ...

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Mallam YeroMay 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 26, 2016

Opinion: “If only Buhari were the President”

by Tama Peter In the weeks and months leading to April 30, 2015, when the Muhammadu Buhari bandwagon was on ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 25, 2016

LOL, Fashola says he never promised you people regular power in 6 months

As in, please don’t put me in trouble you people. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 21, 2016

Opinion: Renewable energy – Switching from crude to solar in Nigeria

I spent the weekend arguing with my mother on how her generation had failed Nigeria. As expected, she struggled to ...

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Azubuike AzikweApril 8, 2016

‘If there’s not enough electricity, it’s not the President’s fault’ – Fashola

“Can an employee who caused the employer such financial losses in all good conscience expect improved welfare package or industrial ...

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Op-Ed EditorMarch 25, 2016

The humming continues (POETRY)

This morning something was different The cock did not crow, nor did the birds sing Instead a mechanical humming held ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMarch 1, 2016

Again, court orders NERC, DISCOs to ‘halt’ electricity tariff hike

A Federal High Court in Lagos has again ordered that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission be barred from hiking electricity tariff. ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 18, 2016

Why Nigerians should expect more blackouts, power cuts

Electricity Distribution companies have warned Nigerians to expect blackouts in the near future, if the Senate does not rescind its ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 16, 2016

Senate orders ‘immediate suspension’ of new electricity tariff

The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to put an end to the increase in electricity tariff which ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 8, 2016

Lagos workers join electricity tariff protest, lock down DISCO in Ikeja (PHOTOS)

Workers in Lagos state have joined in the protest against the increase in electricity tariffs by the electricity distribution companies. ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoFebruary 8, 2016

Workers storm electricity companies to protest new tariff (PHOTOS)

The Nigeria Labor Congress and the Trade Union Congress have mobilised workers to protest against the increased electricity tariff in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 29, 2016

New electricity tariffs kicks off nationwide on Monday [DETAILS]

The implementation of the new nationwide electricity tariffs approved by the federal government for electricity consumers, will begin on Monday, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJanuary 11, 2016

13-point agenda: How Fashola plans to improve Nigeria’s power supply

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has unveiled his blueprint for improving power supply in the country. During a ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoDecember 21, 2015

Nigerian’s will pay more for electricity as NERC scraps fixed rates

Nigerians have been given an early Christmas gift by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has it has removed fixed charges for ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 10, 2015

Photos from the Senate session that had power failure 8 times

There was power failure 8 times during the probe of the power sector by the Senate ad hoc committee, on Wednesday. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 12, 2015

You know it’s serious when a monarch leads protest against blackout in Ekiti (PHOTOS)

The power situation in Aramoko town, in Ekiti state, must be so bad. Such that the Oba of Aramoko, led ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMay 26, 2015

Nothing can force Jumia to shut down, not even fuel scarcity

by Jewel Stephen There are three constants in life. The Sun will always rise after the night. Kanye West will always rant when he ...

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