Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has claimed that the ministry of Power spent $35 million on a project that was not approved by the National Assembly. While speaking on the floor of the senate, Melaye said the project was meant to build generating plants that would add power to the national grid. “Sometime last year, the... Read More

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February 7, 2017

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[The Legislative Blog]: The day power failed the powerful

Some news sites had the prefix “Breaking”, others had “Just In” while a few others just simply reported it without drama. What’s the news here though? There was power failure at Room 324 in the Senate Building while ambassadorial nominees were being screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. It was reported that they... Read More

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August 25, 2016

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Power supply has been stable but Nigerians on Twitter are too scared to admit it

by Tolu Omoyeni Just few weeks back, Nollywood actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu said in an interview, “I am pessimistic we can succeed in getting good power supply again in this country”. But the Electricity Distribution company is set to prove the man wrong. It is difficult to deny that electricity supply has notably improved in... Read More

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September 11, 2015

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Ministry blames NASS for 8 power outages on Wednesday

The Ministry of Power has blamed the management of the National Assembly (NASS) for the power outages which disrupted Wednesday’s sitting of the Senate ad hoc committee during the probe of funds expended on the power sector since 1999. In a statement by Timothy Oyedeji, the ministry said the cause of the incessant power outages experienced at... Read More

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