•University of Benin main gate Entrance of the Ekheuan Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was blocked this morning by the students of the university over power outage and lack of water for the past three days. The students who came out as early 6:30 am to express their grievances through protest, left workers […]
•The protesters Residents of Judges’ Estate at Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital, today stormed the headquarters of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) protesting poor power supply. Scores of the residents in a peaceful protest alleged that the officials of electricity company disconnected their power line from the Alagbaka power l...
Ghana’s state electricity distributor has cut power supply to several state institutions over unpaid bills running to tens of millions of dollars. It said its pleas for payment have fallen on deaf ears, reports AFP. The Electricity Company of Ghana yesterday cut off electricity to Ghana Water Limited’s Weija treatment plant in Accra, citing an...
Despite the recent boast about the nation’s power sector recording a surge in its revenue generation, by an additional N700 billion, in 2024, checks by our correspondent among consumers in the sector revealed that all is still far from being well in this critical industry. For instance, while the 70 per cent increase in revenue, […]
•Power outage Residents of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have been undergoing hardship following cuts in power supply by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). They said in the last three days, they got power supply for between two and three hours daily, reports Daily Trust. This is just as several Small-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) ...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced restoration of power to seven states comprising Lafia (Nasarawa) , Makurdi (Benue), Jos (Plateau), Kaduna (Kaduna), Kano (Kano), Bauchi (Bauchi) and Gombe (Gombe) States. The states had witnessed total darkness owing to the vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line by insurgen...
The Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre has expressed strong opposition to the Ministry of Power’s assertion that over 40 per cent of Nigerians now enjoy up to 20 hours of daily power supply. The claim, made by Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday has been met with skepticism from consumer advocates who argue that [&...
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