An Abuja-based engineer and electricity consultant, Dike Ejike, has recommended the Geometric Power Model of electricity development to tackle the issue of constant national grid collapse.The national grid collapsed this afternoon, the second this year and the 14th in the last 12 months, though no reason has been given officially for the failure. Engr Ejike…
Following recent news reports that one of the country’s leading breweries has obtained a licence for captive electricity plants in three cities where it has production operations, three Nigerian engineering consultants have publicly advised the Nigerian Breweries Plc against building such a plant in Aba, Abia State. “It is understandable if the company has such…
Governor Fubara of Rivers State has withdrawn his appeal No. SC/CV/1071/2024 against the Appeal Court judgment declaring the 2024 Budget of the State illegal and ordering him to present the budget to the House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule. The Appeal Court had upheld the judgment of Justice J. K. Omotosho in…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) brought together key stakeholders from the military, paramilitary, and financial sectors for a high-level roundtable at its Corporate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The engagement focused on corporate governance, financial autonomy, and strategies for improving the efficiency of government-owned enterprises. In his address, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, underscored…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has expressed hearty felicitations to Sir Emeka Offor, a foremost Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, on the occasion of his birthday. In his goodwill message, Soludo commended Sir Offor’s on his journey from humble beginnings in Oraifite to becoming one of Nigeria’s most successful entrepreneurs, epitomising…
From Marcel Duru Owerri Distinguished Senator Samuel Anyanwu was elected the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the Party’s National Convention. That was on December 9, 2021. In other words, he wasn’t appointed by the Party, but was elected for a four-year mandate. And in line with the provisions of the Constitution…
Less than 48 hours after Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), assured electricity consumers in the Aba Ringfence, comprising nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State, of its readiness to start supplying areas in its coverage area affected by the ongoing maintenance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) facilities…
Aba Power Electric, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has started to lose about 50MW daily from 9 am to 5 pm as a result of the ongoing scheduled one-week maintenance of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) facilities in Abia State, it has been learnt from industry sources.But the DisCo says it is doing…
By Femi Anamelechi As campaigns for elections into Lagos State Local Government Area’s and L C.DA’s hots up, Hon. Abiodun Olumide Fatoki, Chairmanship aspirant for the Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, officially declared his vision for transformational leadership. The ebullient and highly intelligent Abiodun Fatoki declared his intentions for the transmission…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo State Council, and the Correspondents’ Chapel have expressed their gratitude to the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, for requesting a proposal to establish a media village for journalists in the state. This was revealed in a joint statement signed by the NUJ…
