Opinion: Professor Chinedu Nebo and the power sector demons

by Sunny Igbaonugo In all, the destination of the journey is the takeover of the power sector by private owners, which is expected to happen in a few months time, given the extensive work already covered. This is the true picture. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, was a Roman General. In 217 BC, he was faced... Read More

Demons, jonathan, Nebo, nigeria, PHCN, Power

May 31, 2013

Nasir el-Rufai: Hard facts show clearly that Jonathan has failed to deliver

by Nasir el-Rufai So Jonathan knew he was being economic with the truth from day one. It is not surprising that this is one of the many promises that he has failed on. We began the assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration by listing a number of the campaign promises he made in 2011 and... Read More

Bode Rhodes-Vivour, Goodluck Jonathan, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, onitsha, PDP, PHCN, Taraba

April 10, 2013

Bad news: Power generation drops by 1,074MW

The poor supply of electricity being witnessed across the country currently is as a result of a significant drop in power generation from a peak of 4,517 megawatts attained on December 21, 2012 to 3,443MW on Tuesday. The 1,074MW drop is, however, a slight improvement over the 2,987.6MW peak generation recorded on April 6, 2013,... Read More

Egbin, Pat Deworitshe, Patrick Ikhariale, PHCN, Power

April 4, 2013

Lekki, VGC, Victoria Island, Akoka, other areas gear up for 4-day power outage

by Isi Esene Many residents of Lekki Phase I, VGC, Maroko, Victoria Island, UPDC Estate, Chevron Estate, NICON Town Estate, Victoria Island and other adjoining areas might have to solely rely on alternative power supply over the weekend as the management of the Power Holding Company, Eko Distribution Area has announced an expected interruption in... Read More

Akoka, Chevron Estate, Godwin Idemudia, lagos, Lekki Phase I, Maroko, NICON Town Estate, PHCN, powerr, UPDC Estate, VGC, victoria island

April 3, 2013

Osato Edokpayi: For transformation, we need more than a few good men (Y! Politico)

by Osato Edokpayi “Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy as they undoubtedly are today.” – Mahatma Ghandi. Today, our country is at a crossroads. Every sector of our economy – every aspect of the life of the ordinary Nigerian is plagued with several challenges. Of course, this is not news.... Read More

2015, cnn, corruption, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Osato Edokpayi, PHCN, Y! Politico

March 25, 2013

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: As sale of power assets enters home stretch

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu It is not just bidders that are losing sleep over where to raise funds for the distribution and generations companies. Even sensible Nigerian banks, which have become risk averse since the banking crisis of 2009, would have to approach the transactions with extreme caution. I heaved a small sigh of relief when... Read More

BPE, chinua achebe, DISCOs, GENCOs, Nigerian power reforms, PHCN

March 20, 2013

Photo of the Day: Power Holding Company of Nigeria runs its office with a generator

by Chi Ibe Is there any hope when even the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN cannot boast of adequate power supply to function?

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March 4, 2013

N384 billion payout: 4 PHCN staff killed, 12 kidnapped, several injured – Labour

Organised labour in the nation’s power sector weekend in Abuja, raised alarm that no fewer than four workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have been killed while 12 others have been kidnapped, with several others injured in less than two weeks after the Federal Government announced the release and payment of N384billion... Read More

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February 26, 2013

Opinion: PHCN – Witches, demons and crazy bills

by Jonchikadibie From Surulere, Lagos where I live to Amawbia, my home town in Anambra State, the story is the same; power supply has dropped outrageously, while the bills keep rising, and rising, and rising! Ever since Prof. Barth Nnaji was removed as Minister of Power, I kept delaying the need to write something about... Read More

corruption, Minister of Power, PHCN, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, power situation in Nigeria

February 22, 2013

Down with federal character – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze When your uniformed personnel do not believe that the machinery of the state will serve them justice, there is a tendency for them to take a look at the, err, machinery in their hands, and make use of it to take justice for themselves. According to Customs, a professor was stopped with... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Federal Character, nigeria, PHCN, Port Harcourt

February 21, 2013

Being pregnant is no excuse – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The Prez has approved the rather nice sum of N384 billions as a pay off for years of no power. For those of you who need prayers answered, just sashay to the nearest NEPA office. Na for dia e dey happen. If #DoyinOkupe is to be believed, the state of Nigeria is... Read More

Abdulrasheed Maina, Cheta Nwanze, Dabwan, Doyin Okupe, NEPA, nigeria, PHCN

February 7, 2013

Femke becomes Funke: Who will save us from ‘NEPA’s’ crazy bills?

by Femke van Zeijl …he more or less admitted the amount I owed was based on the vivid imagination of a power company employee, since not a single person had come over to check my meter. I thought I had outsmarted them. When my first light bill came, I asked my friend Sola to go... Read More

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January 29, 2013

There will be vacancy in Aso Rock, I see a new president – Pastor of ‘Omega Fire Church’ shares 45 prophecies

by Akan Ido It is now almost tradition for pastors and prophets to reveal spiritual prophecies of what will happen in the course of any year. Many prophets hit the mark while others don’t quite get it right. In this release, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the founder and senior pastor of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide shares... Read More

Aminu Tambuwal, Goodluck Jonathan, H.I.D Awolowo, Omega Fire Church, PHCN, Prophecy

January 10, 2013

Down NEPA: Power outage disrupts activities in LUTH

by Godwin Akanfe Activities at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, have been disrupted for two days due to power failure. A visit to the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday has shown that many health personnel were unable to carry out their duties including medical tests. There was slight improvement on Wednesday as... Read More

Chief Medical Director, CMD, Luth, PHCN, power outage, Prof. Akin Osibogun

January 9, 2013

Fire guts Alaafin of Oyo’s palace, burns cash, raze 21 rooms

The palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has been gutted by fire. The inferno razed down about 21 rooms of the ancient palace. According to the Media Assistant of the monarch, Alhaji Azeez Fehintola, the fire started around 6am Wednesday and razed uncontrollably before the arrival of fire fighters one hour later.... Read More

Alaafin of Oyo, Alhaji Azeez Fehintola, Fire, Ile Ifa, Ile Ori, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, PHCN

January 3, 2013

Opinion: Is making New Year resolutions a dying culture?

by Uwa Odefa The situation could be different if we had “chosen” differently. Well, we still can. Let the past go with the old year. Today marks the beginning of the rest of your life. Let’s not give ourselves more cause for regret. In times past, once the beginning of a new year comes around... Read More

Ibrahim Babangida, New Year, nigeria, PHCN, resolutions

December 10, 2012

How ‘okada’ rider died from electrocution in Lagos

A man suspected to be an okada rider was on Saturday evening electrocuted to death in Ejigbo, Lagos State. The deceased, identified as Oche Samuel, was said to have met his death at the shop of a motorcycle mechanic in the area. It was learnt that the deceased had taken his bike for repairs before... Read More

Ejigbo, electrocute, lagos, mechanic, Ngozi Braide, Oche Samuel, okada, PHCN

December 4, 2012

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 country might persist a ‘little’ longer. He spoke about efforts being put in place by the government to improve the power situation but according to... Read More

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November 16, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Oyinbo’s dictionary to Nigerian English

I am talking about the English Nigerians speak, sometimes hard to understand for foreigners who are not used to the particular Nigerian intonation, but simply beautiful with all its idiosyncrasies and creativities. This is long overdue, in fact, it is almost too late. As I was starting to write up this list of typical Nigerian... Read More

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November 13, 2012

Alleged flogging: “The NLC president’s statement is irresponsible and disgusting” – Gov. Aliyu Wammako

by Isi Esene Sokoto governor, Aliyu Wammako has described the Nigeria Labour Congress president’s demand for apology over the alleged flogging of a PHCN official as “misguided and absolutely disgusting”. The governor and some of his aides was last month accused of flogging the PHCN business manager in charge of the governor’s hometown in Wammako... Read More

Abdulwaheed Omar, Aliyu Wammako, assault, nlc, PHCN, Sokoto

November 8, 2012

TICKER: Wrong connection! PHCN official in rape scandal

An official of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Mr. O. S Babatunde, has been accused of attempting to rape ladies in Agunbelewo, Osogbo in Osun State while distributing electricity bills. It was gathered that the bubble burst on Friday when Babatunde, attempted to rape a lady when he visited her house on Aderinola Street... Read More

Aderinola, O. S Babatunde, Oshogbo, PHCN

October 27, 2012

TICKER: Reps reject 25%, insist on 7.5% pension for PHCN workers

As the Federal Government and labour representatives move to resume the deadlocked talks with workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria over their factitious pension fund, there are indications of fresh obstacles to successful negotiations. Essentially, the House of Representatives Committee on Power is not in favour of giving a special treatment to the... Read More

Pension, PHCN, Power

October 25, 2012

TICKER: #InCaseYouMissedIt: Sokoto governor flogs PHCN manager with ‘koboko’ until he is unconscious

Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has allegedly flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for failing to supply electricity to his community. Premium Times, an online news portal reports that the governor flogged the manager and ordered his security officials to assault two other PHCN staff. The management of... Read More

PHCN, Sokoto

October 19, 2012

Seriously? NERC warns electricity consumers against corrupt PHCN workers

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has warned electricity consumers to be alert to the antics of some Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria (PHCN) workers. This warning was given by Tony Akah yesterday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. He said the commission was aware that some PHCN officials compel consumers... Read More

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September 14, 2012

PHCN privatisation weighed down by 300 court cases and N500 billion claims

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan has made no pretences about his desire to ensure that Nigerians begin to enjoy regular power supply while he is president. In line with that, the president and his cabinet have been working hard to ensure that the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) goes... Read More

claims, litigations, NELMCO< Sam Agbogun, PHCN, privatisation

August 29, 2012

“God has answered our prayers” – PHCN workers rejoice over Nnaji’s resignation

by Stanley Azuakola It’s bye-bye for Barth Nnaji. All his vision and plans for the power sector will either die with his resignation or if he’s lucky, pursued by his successor. Read: Why I resigned – Barth Nnaji PHCN workers around the country have, however, made their feelings about his departure clear, and it’s simple... Read More

Barth Nnaji, PHCN, strike, workers

August 20, 2012

Opinion: Power sector reform – Is there light in the tunnel?

by Abraham Ogbodo WHEN the matter was put to vote the ayes had it. When motion was proposed at the Tuesday plenary session of The Guardian on Sunday, it was approached with some trepidation. No single individual was too sure if the entire house would agree that electricity supply has witnessed improvement lately. But the... Read More

Abraham Ogbodo, PHCN, Power sector, reforms

August 18, 2012

TICKER: They can’t do it: Power minister says a PHCN workers’ strike would be illegal

The minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, today (Saturday) said electricity workers in the country cannot go on strike. He said embarking on a strike action will be unconstitutional and a violation of the laws of the land. “They are not supposed to go on strike because electricity is an essential service and it is... Read More

Barth Nnaji, PHCN, Power sector

August 10, 2012

NLC threatens nationwide industrial strike

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Labour Congress might be heading for another nationwide industrial strike if its demands are not met by the Federal Government. The Labour Union made its intention known yesterday after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Benin, Edo State, which discussed several issues regarding the state of the nation. The... Read More

Benin, Edo state, Military, nigerian labour congress, nlc, PHCN, Powwer Holding Company of Nigeria, strike

August 9, 2012

“Look at the condition we find ourselves” – PHCN workers allege invasion of Abuja headquarters by soldiers

by Adeniyi Abdul Workers at the Abuja headquarters of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria on Wednesday alleged that their workplace had been taken over by soldiers and that they were being coerced into signing documents. Speaking to journalists yesterday, the North-Central Zonal Secretary for the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Comrade Temple Iworima,... Read More

Abuja, nigeria, PHCN, soldiers