An economic expert, Dr Emmanuel Eche, says implementing Nigeria’s deal with Indian company, Rashmi Metaliks Group, to develop its steel sector might face infrastructural bottlenecks including epileptic power supply. Eche, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Federal University, Wukari, Taraba, expressed the concern in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Mr Domor Mienye has called for a more structured approach to infrastructure delivery following alleged delays in the take-off of the recently commissioned 60-megawatt gas turbine project in Bayelsa. Mienye, a governorship aspirant in Bayelsa on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2027 election, made this known on Wednesday in…
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated a new electricity distribution facility in Maiduguri, Borno State, as part of a wider national effort to enhance energy access in underserved regions and stabilise infrastructure in the conflict-hit northeast. The 7.5MVA injection substation, executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), is expected to significantly improve power…
Many residents of the FCT, have urged the Federal Government to ensure that the recent increase in Megawatts (MW) of electricity from 4,100 to 5,700 translates to steady power supply. The consumers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja were reacting to the 5,700 MW average daily power generated…
Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say they are willing to pay for improved and steady power supply. The consumers, who reside in Kubwa, Kuje,, Gwagwalada and Nyanya spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday,. According to them, if power supply improves and it is stable, they…
