That’s why they still sing the praise of Awolowo, more than fifty years after he left power. And he was in government for eight years.
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Israel Abraham, the President, CIPEN made the call in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday.
The protests were about more than just the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS); they were a battle cry against systemic oppression, corruption, and the lack of youth representation in governance
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Band A customers are those who enjoy at least 20 hours of electricity supply daily.
The Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the NBS, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this in Abuja.
Commenting, Sen. Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi) described the situation as uncommon.
The Governors met with the AfDB team, led by the President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina.
The government described as shameful the current generation, transmission and distribution level of just over 4,000 Megawatts.
The Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, briefed State House correspondents after an extraordinary FEC meeting.
Nigeria has been on the forefront of an international advocacy questioning the planned defunding of gas projects as one of the moves towards achieving net-zero emissions. Now, the continent-wide Africa Development Bank, AfDB, has thrown its weight behind the clamour during a meeting last week between Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and a delegation of the bank. So also did a team of US experts recently in a widely published article.
A statement by Odutayo Oluseyi, Assistant Director, Press, Ministry of Power, on Thursday in Abuja, quoted the Minister as saying this during a courtesy visit to the Ministry by Kevin Kariuki, Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Complex of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Inaugurating the project, the Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, said the project was executed by the Rural Electrification Agency in collaboration with the ministry of power.
Ahmed stated this at a budget defence of her Ministry before the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, when she was questioned on the allegation by Mamman that the budget for the Mambilla power project had been removed from the 2021 Budget.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswanm, who made this known while speaking at the investigative hearing on power sector, added that Ministries, Departments and Agencies are owing N98 billion as electricity bills.
The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, made this known while speaking with journalists after inspecting facilities at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company on Thursday in Abuja.
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, says he has no interest in any particular appointment in the ministry other than to put square pegs in square holes for maximum results.
Ajuri Ngelale, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Affairs, has urged Nigerians to expect better performance from the current administration as efforts are in place to revive the power sector.
He said that the projected allocation of Ministry of Power was N127 billion and that of Transportation was N123 billion
Electricity Generation Companies, comprising gas-fired and hydro stations in Nigeria, released an average of 4,426 Mega Watts of electricity into the national grid on Tuesday, a daily energy report has said.