By Rebecca Bamidele The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has confirmed that the national grid collapsed on Monday. AEDC in a statement on its Twitter page blamed the power outages in parts of FCT on the grid collapse. It electricity…
By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has debunked the news making wave in the media about the company operating a secret account, claimed it not correct. NNPC Limited made the announcement in a statement signed…
…As DisCos receive 222,639 complaints in Q4 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said 81,084 meters was installed in the fourth quarter 2021 compared to the 288,154 meters installed in Q3, 2021. This even Disco’s received a total of 222,639 complaints from…
Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has asked oil producers in Nigeria to take the lead in solar electrification adaptation across the country. He said this during the 60th-anniversary dinner of the oil producers trade section at the Lagos State Chamber…
The Federal Government is set to unveil and deploy the first set of power equipment procured under the Presidential Power Initiative, popularly known as Nigeria-Siemens power project, with projections to exceed 25,000 megawatts(mw) by 2025. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, the…
Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities have called for the establishment of Solid Minerals Community Development Fund for mining host communities. The Federation made the call at a news conference at the end of its two-day National Convention on Thursday in…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says there are about 265 illegal refineries in the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) corridor alone as Nigeria continues to grapple with oil theft. Sylva spoke at the 60th Anniversary of the…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulations Commission (NUPRC) says it is at the final stage of gazetting and setting up fund under the Upstream Petroleum Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations. The NUPRC said the regulation would be gazetted in October, adding that…
…Corporation among stakeholders key to power sector’s success — NERC By Ogaga Ariemu The Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Dr Nnaemeka Ewelukwa said the nation needs more gas power plants to meet country’s increasing energy demand. Ewelukwa made…
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command said it has arrested 19 suspects over oil theft and illegal dealings in petroleum products. Addressing journalists at the NSCDC Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the…
