By Femi Anamelechi The Federal government of Nigeria has set up a new national population and housing census with biometric and digital components this is coming two decades after the last count in November held in 2006.President Bola Tinubu disclosed plans to establish a committee to align the census budget with the government’s current financial…
By Femi Anamelechi The South East zone of the Association of the Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (ECAN) has warned against the “ongoing attempt by a few persons to mislead electricity customers in the Aba Ring-fenced Area (ARFA) comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State over regular bill payment. Engr Joe…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri In recent times, a remarkable transformation has been unfolding in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, as key road networks like DSS Road and Bala Suya Road undergo significant reconstruction. The efforts of Governor Hope Uzodinma to address the city’s traffic congestion are becoming increasingly visible, marking a new era of…
The European Union (EU) has expressed keen interest in partnering with Geometric Power to advance renewable energy solutions in Nigeria. Speaking during a special visit to the Geometric Power plant in Aba on February 13, 2025, the EU’s Head of Cooperation and Projects, Mr. Bassimo Deluca, highlighted the potential for collaboration in sustainable power generation….
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…
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…
The Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, CON has assured the people of South East of the commitment of the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to the transformation of the transportation infrastructure in the South East like every other Geo-Political Zone of the country. He gave…
By Cosmas Okereafor The federal government recently commenced the deployment of locally assembled Lanre Shittu Motors’ brand of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for airport shuttle.This development is a demonstration of federal government support under president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to boost local assembling plants to enhance the growth of the automobile sector. Lanre Shittu Motors’,…
The Aba Ringfence comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State received normal electricity today rather than the planned reduction quantum arising from the repair of cuts on the oil pipeline that support gas operations, caused last weekend by vandals seeking crude oil and petroleum products from the Trans Niger Pipeline…
