power

There is something peculiar among many people in position authority - and that is the desire to hold tight unto power beyond the legal term(s). It is certain that many people can do anything to perpetuate themselves in office and many…

Facts emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari did not sack the Managing Director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), Marilyn Amobi as reported in the media. Documents in possession of Elombah.com dated June 15, which was…

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of the…

In one of those instances of fuel scarcity in Lagos State, I drove to a fuel station, and, like the other motorists, parked my car in the line for petrol. In a more sane society, motorists will sit in their cars, and inch their way up, as…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, over “failure to account for the spending on the privatisation of the electricity sector and the exact…

The nation has been plunged into total darkness as the power grid recorded a total collapse on Saturday morning, PUNCH correspondent has learnt. The system collapse led to the shutdown of all the nation’s power plants. An industry…

“$16 billion Power Saga: Obj, Buhari generate more heat than electricity”. This headline by Blueprint Newspaper sums it all up, in the same week that we were told it would take 15 years to solve the nation’s metering problem. Then I…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has fired back at President Muhammadu Buhari over the allegation that $16 billion was wasted on power project. In a statement issued on his behalf by Kehinde Akinyemi, his spokesman, Obasanjo alleged that…

The innovation, meant to light up African villages and provide a cost efficient and environmentally friendly solution compared to other sources of energy, was launched at a spectacular event on the 27th of April 2017