If there’s one shared experience that unites Nigerians across class, tribe, and religion, it’s NEPA (or PHCN) doing what they do best—taking light. Whether you’re... Read More
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“No light, no fuel!” Citizens cry out over the deplorable state of affairs in Nigeria
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Since Nigeria gained its independence in 1960 from British colonization, we have slowly but steadily collapsed on ourselves. In the beginning, the increasing cost of... Read More
Nigerians spend N4.3 Trillion on Generators As Buhari’s Economic Reform Efforts Fail – Bloomberg
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Power shortage has hindered Buhari’s $400 billion economic reform, as households spend N4.3 Trillion on generators, international media publication, Bloomberg has reported. Nigeria, one of... Read More
Femi Gbajabiamil, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that House of Representatives would ensure that Nigerians get the value of electricity supply they pay... Read More
Octogenarian in court for beating PHCN worker over power disconnection
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An octogenarian, Yusuf Akanji, on Wednesday appeared in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos for allegedly ordering some boys to beat up a Power Holding... Read More
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced massive disconnection of all properties erected in violation of power line Right of Way (ROW) in the... Read More
Officers of the power holding company, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) got into a fight with one of the residents of an area they visited... Read More
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) says it has commenced electronic tagging of electricity poles across its network to optimize operations through adequate maintenance of installations and... Read More
Some residents of Saki in Saki West Council Area of Oyo State, on Monday complained of the unending power failure in the area, the News... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed how a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan and some top government functionaries in the administration... Read More
The House of Representatives Committee mandated to investigate the status of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), non-core assets transferred to Nigeria Electricity Management Company... Read More
Honorable Desmond Elliot is the representative of Surulere I constituency at the Lagos state House of Assembly. While campaigning, he promised he would improve the power... Read More
The job of maintenance engineers working for the PHCN is a very dangerous one as they are constantly exposed to dangerous wires and so on.... Read More
Two PHCN staff were electrocuted at Kogberegbe Street, Isolo Lagos today. The first one climbed the pole to fix the light and got electrocuted. And... Read More
The umbrella of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has said that the decay in the power sector cannot be cleaned up in two... Read More
Government pays N292 billion severance package, as strike threat looms
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The Federal Government has confirmed the payment of N292.5 billion to 40,093 employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry... Read More
Hug Your Generators: Stable Power Supply Will Elude Nigeria Till 2050 – Experts
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Despite Nigeria’s government’s posturing that Nigerians will enjoy steady electricity by 2015, experts say darkness may persist until 2050. And stable power supply may never... Read More
The scheme under the Credited Advance Pay for Metering Implementation (CAPMI) to make consumers pay between N25,000 and N50,000 for pre-paid meters has sparked controversy.... Read More
The new Credited Advance Pay For Metering Implementation scheme (CAPMI), has disclosed that from the 25th of April, electricity consumers may pay N25,000 and N50,000... Read More
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday approved the sum of N384bn for the payment of severance benefits to employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria... Read More
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, have claimed that sixty revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government generated and failed to remit over N9.1 trillion to... Read More
The Minister of State for Power, Hajiya Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, has announced plans to secure a $160 million loan from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB)... Read More
The disengaged workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria have declared that the sum of N170bn provided by the Federal Government as their severance... Read More
Prolonged negotiations between electricity workers and the Federal Government over their pension pay-out came to an end on Tuesday night in favour of the workers.... Read More
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