Vandals have continued to destroyed electricity towers and infrastructure in parts of the country throwing Nigerians in total or partial blackout. As expected, their activities have become a major source of worry for stakeholders in the power sector. The infrastructure affected include transmission lines, towers substations, generation and distribution...
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The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, throwing millions of households across the country into blackout. More to follow…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has attributed frequent grid collapses to vandalism and lack of maintenance in the past. Adelabu, receiving the report of the committee set up to address grid collapses in Abuja on Wednesday, stressed that most 2024 incidents resulted from vandalism and theft of...
The Federal Government has apologised over the recent collapse of the national grid which caused power outages for several days in 17 states in the region. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the apology on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, describing...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to boost electricity supply with a view to reviving the nation’s industrial revolution. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said this during a stakeholders meeting with the management of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Thursday in Kano. Adelabu said...
Some Nigerians on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to take swift action to address the constant collapse of the national grid. The grid, which generates about 4,500 MW of electricity for over 200 million people, has collapsed several times recently, impacting businesses and threatening the nation’s economic stability....
The Federal Government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Adelabu said that the national grid was over 50 years...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government would soon establish super electricity grid as backup to the national grid that is experiencing incessant collapse. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa,...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday, said electricity would be restored to the 17 northern states that had suffered blackout due vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said the...
The Federal Government says it plans to invest 800 million dollars in the construction of sub-stations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, the Special Adviser, Media and Strategic Communication to the Minister of...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has called for a bill for stringent punishment for electricity vandals and power theft. Adelabu made this call in Abuja on Monday while addressing the House Committee on Power who were on oversight function to the ministry. ”There must be punitive punishments...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that the introduction of band A with a higher tariff has reduced electricity subsidy to N1 trillion from about N3trillion. The minister said this at the public hearing on electricity tariffs in Abuja on Tuesday. The hearing was organised by the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said that no explosion occurred at Zungeru power plant on Monday. A statement by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations, on Monday in Abuja said that the minister was reacting to some social...
EIn a bid to close the metering gap, Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government will provide 10 million meters to electricity no consumers in the next five years. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Friday, during the ministerial briefing on the performance of President...
The Federal Government has said it plans to provide energy access to 95 million Nigerians who are currently underserved through Distributed Energy Resources (DRE). The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Abuja on Friday at the Ministerial briefing on the performance of President Bola Tinubu...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has berated the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over its nonchalance in tackling head-on, the recent persistent blackout being experienced in the subregion. The governors said they’re keenly watching to see how committed the TCN is in...
The Federal Government says it will soon begin the payment of N130 billion as part of gas supply debts in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this on Thursday at the 2024 Eight Africa Energy Marketplace in Abuja. The forum...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned that Nigeria would be shut down if their demands to ameliorate nationwide economic hardship are not met. The students are kicking against what they described as “skyrocketing prices of essential commodities” nationwide. The...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government requires 10 billion dollars investment yearly, to revive the power sector for the next 10 years. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Monday, at a one day investigative hearing on halting the electricity tariff increase by...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the activities of saboteurs and cartels in the electricity sector, blaming them for the incessant power outages in the country. Adelabu expressed this during a programme tagged “Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-Tier Electricity...