The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a weather prediction alert, warning of the likelihood of heat stress and thunderstorms across various parts of the country today. The agency made the predictions in its Weather Report released in Abuja today, reports Saturday PUNCH. According to NiMet, the heat index over Nigeria is expected to soa...
•Power Lagos, Kano, and 10 other states have concluded plans to start generating power in their respective states in conformity with the Electricity Act 2023. It was gathered yesterday that some of these states had established their electricity market laws and were waiting for the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to h...
The national power grid collapsed, yesterday, plunging the nation into blackout. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, suffered the collapse of electricity grid which has hampered the electricity companies, DisCos, from distributing power across the country, reports Daily Trust. Informing the customers about the incident, the management of...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members, after the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions, after a [&hell...
Distribution Companies, TCN summoned Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) are to be held accountable henceforth for poor power supply in the country, the federal government said yesterday. Tough sanctions, including licence revocation, await them, Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu threatened, reports The Nation. “Moving forward, I’m commit...
•NLC Protest at Ikeja Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have kicked off the two days nationwide protest after gathering this morning across the country. Reports showed a heavy presence of security personnel in various states of the federation, as protesters expressed their frustrations at the current nationwide hardship. Our corresp...
Last-minute troubleshooting efforts by the federal government to avert a two-day warning strike and national protests against economic hardship in the country failed last night, following insistence by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC to go ahead with its activities. Speaking after a closed-door meeting hosted by the Secretary to the Government...
•The protesters A human rights group, Take It Back Movement, has begun a nationwide protest in Lagos against the economic hardship being experienced in the country. This is despite the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, reports Daily Trust. The protest is coming preparatory to the Organised Labour’s bill...
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has decided to suspend its planned nationwide strike following a meeting with the federal government and stakeholders yesterday. The strike was intended in response to the harsh economic conditions affecting tanker drivers, who had halted operations and refused to transport petroleum pr...
Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) have resorted to rationing as data revealed that Nigeria is currently experiencing almost 16, 000megawatts power deficit despite having so far; issued generation licenses to 40 Generation Companies (GenCos). Data sourced from the Independent System Operator by Channels Television on National Peak Demand Fo...