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August 8, 2012

Hurray? Nigeria achieves highest power output ever at 4,237MW

by Isi Esene Nigeria made power generation history (by our own standards) on Monday as the public power supply output reached a peak of 4,237MW. According to the Daily Trust…

August 3, 2012

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…

August 1, 2012

Photos: When ‘NEPA’ hit India

The Indian nation felt what the Power Holding Company (PHCN) [read NEPA] subjects Nigerians to everyday with a massive power cut dubbed the World's biggest-ever blackout. More than 600 million…

July 24, 2012

“There will be no retrenchments and no reduction in salaries” – Barth Nnaji wants PHCN workers to calm down

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Power Professor Barth Nnaji has called on PHCN workers to cooperate with the government in the ongoing power sector reforms. Speaking at the signing of…

July 23, 2012

Ask your union leaders – Barth Nnaji tells PHCN workers where to go in search of pension funds

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Power Barth Nnaji yesterday responded to demands made by the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and the National Union of Electricity…

July 19, 2012

Stand-off: Power minister refused entry into PHCN HQ

by Isi Esene The minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji got a rude shock yesterday when he was prevented from entering the PHCN corporate headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, by members…

July 11, 2012

And another one! FG promises power in four weeks

by Isi Esene There’s a new deadline in operation in the power sector. The Vice President, Namadi Sambo, has directed that all challenges plaguing the transmission and distribution of electricity…

June 22, 2012

Kathleen Ndongmo: Service Delivery Woes: We pay, they play (YNaija FrontPage)

Until this point, I had always thought we had a sensible regulator. A watchdog; until I realized that the “watchdog” needs a watchdog. Excessive “attitude” giving in the hospitality…

June 14, 2012

Nigeria experienced 14 power system failures in 6 months – PHCN

by Stanley Azuakola The year is only halfway gone, but the nation has already experienced system collapse in the power sector a total of 14 times. Records from the daily…

May 5, 2012

Temie Giwa: Harnessing the power of the sun to ‘Light up Nigeria’ (YNaija FrontPage)

A recent report by Mckinsey and Company states that the cost of solar residential system is as low as $1 per watt peak; compared to the $100 per watt peak…

May 2, 2012

Barth Nnaji: PHCN workers are the most dedicated in Nigeria

Sometimes, it must seem that ministers live in an alternate reality. The Minister for Power, Professor Barth Nnaji complimented PHCN workers as Nigeria marked Worker's Day yesterday, saying that they were “miracle workers who…

April 21, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau’s brother tells court how he was scammed by PHCN

Photo: NBF news by Seyi Lawal Jafaar, younger brother of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Thursday told a Public Hearing on Electricity Metering Inquiry Committee for…

April 10, 2012

“We are appalled”- Group demands PHCN refund N378 billion, as government moves to avert strike

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Coalition for Social Equality has spoken out against the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, demanding that the company pay the amount of N378 billion to…

April 6, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: PHCN workers condemn sack of executives; threaten strike

by Lekan Olanrewaju PHCN workers on Thursday threatened to embark on an indefinite strike to protest unmet demands. They also condemned the compulsory retirement of three top executives of the company. The…

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