From Our Correspondent The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, says it has restored electricity to most parts of Bayelsa State, after about a four-month blackout. TheNewsZenith reports that the Port Harcourt region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo and Rivers states. The Regional General Manager, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, announced the power […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, inaugurated the first phase of the 11 MegaWatts Ibadan Hybrid Power Plant (IBHP). TheNewsZenith reports that the first phase has five MegaWatts (MW). The project is sited at the Power House of State Secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan. The hybrid power facility is a […]
From Bolanle Ridwan, Makurdi Residents of the Tse-Adi in Makurdi Local Government of Benue State have applauded Gov. Hyacinth Alia for setting in motion, the construction of the major road in their community, which previous governments have abandoned. A correspondent of TheNewsZenith who visited the community on Tuesday, reports that residents were elated by the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A faith-based organisation, The Muslim Congress TMC), has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the worsening electricity crisis in the country. TheNewsZenith reports that the TMC Committee on Social Mobility, the Economy & Politics, gave the advice in its 26th series of “State of The Nation Address” on Saturday in […]
From Our Correspondent Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has charged Generating Companies (GenCos) and Distribution Companies (DisCos) to improve their performance in order to enhance electricity supply. The minister made this call during a meeting with the management teams of GenCos and DisCos in Abuja. A ministerial statement quoted Adelabu as saying the meeting aimed […]
Mr Abdu Mohammed, Managing Director of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) says many Nigerians still view Distribution Companies (DISCOS) as the old Nigeria Electricity Power Authority (NEPA). Mohammed stated this when he visited Justice David Mann and Mr Albert Ogbole, the Chief Judge of Plateau and Director of the Department of Security Services (DSS) […]
Malta plans to spend 508 million euros ($501.4 million) in 2023 to ease the impact of rising energy costs, Prime Minister Robert Abela has said. The NewsZenith reports that the island of Malta is a small independent nation-state that is located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea in Europe. In the 2023 budget plan unveiled […]