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Minister of “Pinocchio”: Nigerians now get 15 hours of constant power supply daily – Labaran Maku

by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday announced an increase in electricity generation to 4,502 megawatts nationwide. This was disclosed by the minister of information, Labaran Maku, who was speaking…

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Emeka Oparah: How Nigerians can avoid a black Christmas

by Emeka Oparah ...I think the ordinary Nigerian has given up and now lives in fear but with hope in divine intervention. As I sat listening to the homily being…

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Opinion: How will we drive investment and growth in Nigeria: Handcuffs or Reforms?

 by Abimbola Agboluaje Corruption is a product of a deep architecture of politics. The pillars of this architecture include the use of identity codes and money by a network of regional…

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Tosin Otitoju: Can reduced government spending enhance our economy?

...a lot of the civil service and political class is unproductive A few approaches to answering this good question: Anti-corruption - At this time, we need to reduce the financial…

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No light, a short story by Ifeoluwapo Odedere

by Ifeoluwapo Odedere For we have waited too long and the committee leader answered saying, this darkness is the work of saboteurs whom we do not know, for they have…

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Our ‘NEPA’ troubles are far from over: Reno Omokri confirms

by Isi Esene The special assistant to the president on new media, Reno Omokri, has used his twitter timeline to inform Nigerians that the power supply problem currently plaguing the…

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Simon Kolawole: Jonathan, don’t drop the ball

Too much money is wasted or stolen, and you cannot but wonder how many more roads or schools or hospitals the loot could have built. Increasingly, it appears two major…

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Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti lost power bid because they cheated – Atedo Peterside

by Rachel OgbuPicture: The Punch The four states said to have invested in power production have failed in their combined attempt to make their preferred power distribution bidder – Southern…

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Opinion: If electricity becomes stable in Nigeria, what will you do?

by Omotunde Kasali In the first days, I will leave the light bulb on and sit by it for long hours, glued to a chair, watching the lighted bulb through…

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Oando, Rockson, and 19 others shorlisted as electricity distribution companies

by Isi Esene Nigeria is inching closer to achieving steady power supply as the National Council on Privatization (NCP) Tuesday shortlisted 21 bidders for 10 out of the 11 electricity…

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Black marketers of fuel cry over improved electricity

by Stanley Azuakola There has been a marked improvement in power supply all across the country recently. That's good news for all Nigerians, right? Wrong! One man's meat is another…

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Welcome, neighbour: Ghana’s power cuts continue

by Akan Ido The power rationing in Ghana caused by a short-fall in its electricity generation capacity will likely continue till October according to the country's energy minister, Joe Oteng…

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Lights out: Power minister, Barth Nnaji resigns

by Isi Esene The minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji has tendered his resignation. It is not clear why he has decided to do so at this this time but…

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Walk Out: PHCN workers abandon meeting with ministers

by Isi Esene The meeting between the Federal Government and the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers to fine-tune the modalities guiding the privatization of the electricity company ended…

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Elnathan John: How to participate in the destruction of Nigeria

by Elnathan John Sometimes the leaders of a country can unilaterally destroy a country or lead it into war without the active participation of its citizens. That is very selfish.…

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“I don’t give a damn” – GEJ comes out guns blazing in media chat

by Hauwa Gambo In case you thought President Goodluck Jonathan stays awake all night worried sick about what you think of his personal integrity (and almost everything else), well he…

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From the Magazine: Power to the people – Techies Iroye and Oghoghorie change the way we use electricity

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Tolu Iroye Tolu Iroye and Otejiri Oghoghorie looked at a common problem long enough, and came up with uncommon inventions  “What drives me is when a problem has direct…

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Power supply to be steady in 6 months- Minister of Power makes yet another promise

by Lekan Olanrewaju Just last week, Minister of Power Barth Nnaji sent a strong message to Nigerians, saying that he "totally understands" what they are passing through with the state of…

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