Many unanswered questions trail FG, Siemens’ electricity pact.
The Federal Government and Siemens AG recently signed a six-year roadmap agreement for developing the power sector in Nigeria with a target of 11,000 megawatts (MW) by 2023. Read more:
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After gulping billions, Sokoto power project stalls for 11 years.
The Sokoto independent electricity project has stalled for 11 years despite gulping more than four billion naira. Read more:
Fashola’s ‘steady and stable power’ plan yet to make the big difference.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Raji Fashola’s incremental, steady and stable plan did not record a high success because a number of power projects initiated to boost the power supply situation in the country have either…
INVESTIGATION: Taraba zone where only one town is connected to national grid.
Over 420,000 communities in the Central Senatorial District of Taraba State do not enjoy electricity from the national grid a Daily Trust survey has revealed. Read more:
How storm, vandalism leave over 20 Sokoto communities in darkness.
It is nightfall and the torch lights beam in the darkness that engulfed the healthcare centre at Danchadi, one of the communities in Sokoto state that were thrown into long power blackouts. Read more:
Katsina wind farm: N4.4bn down the drain, yet zero electricity.
It was with joy and fanfare that residents of Lambar Rimi and neighbouring communities in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State welcomed the establishment of a 10-megawatt wind farm power project in their locality. However, 12 years after that…
INVESTIGATION: Concerns over Kurdula solar power, 5 months after installation.
It has been over five months since the inauguration of the 80kmp off-grid mini solar power plant at Kurdula in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. While the initiative is noted to be transforming the lives of the people,…
INVESTIGATION: Damned by dams: How hydro-dams affect Niger communities
Abdullahi Maidamu, 12, was badly cut in a boat mishap. He was returning home to Malale, Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State, with three of his siblings, from a farm across the river, when their boat developed a fault midway…
Investigation: Coal deposits for 10,000MW of electricity wasting in 28 sites
Okobo Okpiko community is one of the eight sites endowed with vast deposits of sub-bituminous coal in Kogi State. In spite of this blessing, residents in the community said their plight was contrary to the blessings natural resources can fetch.…
How gratification, high billing rob Oyo customers of electricity
Residents of many communities in Oyo State are groaning under demands for gratification, high estimated bills and other issues by officials of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to ensure they stay connected to electricity. Read more: