•Blackout Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have spent a staggering N220 billion on solar power installations in 15 months, as government institutions increasingly move to shield themselves from Nigeria’s unreliable national grid and surging energy costs. The expenditure, captured across 2,855 government payment transactions,...
•Tinubu and Peter Obi Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over the Tinubu-led federal government’s handling of the country’s power sector. In a post on his X handle yesterday, Obi said the National Grid continues to perform poorly under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, despite p...
The Astronomy Society of Nigeria (ASN) has faulted claims that yesterday’s solar eclipse in parts of America was also observed in Nigeria. The President of ASN, Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu, told our correspondent that the claim was wrong, reports NAN. “Solar eclipses take place during the day; unlike lunar eclipses that occur at night, the path ...

