Electricity consumer group opposes N1.2tr bailout for GenCos, DisCos

Electricity consumer group opposes N1.2tr bailout for GenCos, DisCos

The Electricity Consumer Protection Forum on Monday opposed the request by power Generation Companies (Gencos) and Distribution Companies (DisCos) for N1.2 trillion bailout from the Federal Government (FG). The group’s National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, made its position known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. The GenCos and DisCos had recently…

Ports and Cargo acquires equipment worth $20m to boost service delivery
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Ports and Cargo acquires equipment worth $20m to boost service delivery

Ports and Cargo Handling Services Ltd., the flagship company of SIFAX Group, on Monday commissioned new equipment worth more than 20 million dollars to boost its service delivery at the port. Mr. Adekunle Oyinloye, Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, disclosed this at the Ports and Cargo Handling Services Ltd. equipment commissioning in Lagos. Oyinloye said…

Chairman of LADOL – Chairs 2019 Nigerian Shippers’ Council Annual Stakeholders Appreciation Night
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Chairman of LADOL – Chairs 2019 Nigerian Shippers’ Council Annual Stakeholders Appreciation Night

“Global Maritime Industry: Untapped Potential for Growth and Wealth Creation”  Chairman of LADOL, Mr. Ladi Jadesimi has described the Global Maritime industry as holding vast untapped potential for growth and wealth creation. The Chairman added that the sector also holds the key to the sustainable economic development of Nigeria when its potential is adequately harnessed…

NNPC Records Trading Surplus of ₦5.20bn in August
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NNPC Records Trading Surplus of ₦5.20bn in August

… Distributes 1.92billion Litres of PMS The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increased trading surplus of ₦5.20billion for August, 2019, reflecting an increase of 22 per cent when compared with the ₦4.26billion-surplus posted in July 2019, a release by NNPC Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Samson Makoji, has…

Expert wants establishment of mini grid system to address power supply challenges

Expert wants establishment of mini grid system to address power supply challenges

Dr Habib Nuhu, a Geologist and expert in international Energy Policy and Energy Economics, has urged the Federal government to encourage establishment of mini-grid system to tackle the challenges bedeviling electricity supply in the country. Nuhu made the call in Sokoto in a paper presented at a National Colloquium convened by Mr Zayyanu Yabo, an…

Six DisCos may evade NERC’s sanction after complying with remittance directive

Six DisCos may evade NERC’s sanction after complying with remittance directive

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says six out of eight Power Distribution Companies (DisCos) have complied or substantially complied with the approved minimum remittance threshold in the Order for July to September 2019. NERC, which is the regulator of the industry, confirmed the development in a notice sent to the affected companies and obtained…

Eko Disco records highest remittance efficiency in Q2, says NERC

Eko Disco records highest remittance efficiency in Q2, says NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), on Saturday, said Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) recorded the highest remittance efficiency of 43.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2019. The Second Quarter Report was obtained in Lagos from the website of NERC. NERC also said Jos and Kaduna DisCos had the lowest performance of 13.1…

DPR aligns with ministerial mandate for the oil, gas sector
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DPR aligns with ministerial mandate for the oil, gas sector

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has aligned its deliverables with the ministerial mandate for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs of agency said that the acting Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur stated this at the opening ceremony of the DPR Strategic Management Retreat which…

Ikeja Electric to add more MAP vendors, targets registration of 1m customers in 3 years

Ikeja Electric to add more MAP vendors, targets registration of 1m customers in 3 years

The Ikeja Electric (IE) on Thursday said it had opened bid to add more Meter Assets Providers (MAPs) to speed up metering of customers under its area of operations. Mr Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, IE, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Ikeja. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had on April 5 directed…

“Willing Buyer” “Willing Seller’’ Policy will address load rejection in power sector –expert

“Willing Buyer” “Willing Seller’’ Policy will address load rejection in power sector –expert

An Electricity expert  says the “Willing buyer’’ Willing seller’’ policy introduced by the Federal Government would address the challenge of load rejection and accelerate growth in the power sector. Mr Kunle Olubiyo, the President Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) said this in Abuja on Thursday. The Federal Government had on Dec….