30 results
- 12 Apr 2013
Nigeria’s Tortuous Public Power Supply
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek editorial The epileptic supply of public power in Nigeria, has drastically hindered the growth of telecommunications as well as other sectors of the economy in the…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nigeria’s Worsening Public Power Situation
The epileptic supply of public power in Nigeria has drastically hindered the growth of all sectors of the economy in the country. It is now so bad that if it comes, it is only a back up. The…
- 19 Aug 2025
How Poor Public Power Supply Stalls Digital Adoption- Ekeh
Leo Stan Ekeh, serial entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group, has urged the federal government to take urgent steps to make electricity affordable for educational, innovation hubs and research…
- 12 May 2013
Rapid Population, Poor Infrastructure Bane of Public Power Supply-Nebo
Nigeria’s generation and distribution companies are channelling their efforts into boosting the country’s electricity capacity as part of a drive to encourage greater private sector participation in…
- 15 Aug 2013
Gov. Suswan’s Gaffe on Power Supply
Gabriel Suswam, governor of Benue State’s recent statement that Nigeria’s notoriously unreliable public power supply is “sabotage and politically-motivated madness” is an insult to common sense.…
- 13 Nov 2012
Nnaji’s Power Firm Begins Power Supply Next Year
Geometric Power Ltd owned by Professor Barth Nnaji, former power minister will start supplying power to Aba town, Abia State in February, according to a statement by the company’s publicist. This is…
- 30 Apr 2012
Hopes of Steady Power Supply Fades as FG Courts $20Bn Investment
Nigeria’s erratic public power sector would require an additional capital investment inflow of about $20 Billion over the next 36 months to maintain a steady output, dashing hopes of any quick fix to…
- 20 May 2008
Telecommunications and Power Supply
Power and in this case electricity is the key driver of industrialization and major force behind a productivity society as well as an ink on the wheels of better communication. Surprisingly, this…
- 16 Mar 2012
FAAN Restores Power Supply at MMIA, 21 Others
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has restored the electricity power supply to all terminal parts of Murtala Muhanmed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while spreading its safety net…
- 14 Feb 2013
FG Promises Uninterrupted Power Supply Next Year
The Federal Government is promising steady power supply by end of 2014, citing on-going construction works across the country as basis for optimism. Labaran Maku, minister of information, said: “by…
- 5 May 2013
Experts Say Steady Power Supply’ll Boost Economy
Economists have predicted that if Nigeria gets its public electricity grid working 24 hours, the nation would greatly reduce business costs by up to 40 percent and add up three percent to GDP. This…
- 5 May 2014
Power supply Hinders Phone Manufacturing in Nigeria-NCC
Tony Ojobo, director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that the instability in power supply is hindering the manufacturing of mobile phones in the country. Ojobo said…
- 14 Sept 2009
Ekiti State Rekindles Hopes of Improved Power Supply
The Ekiti State government has assured the people of the state that the erratic power supply being experienced in the state would become a thing of the past as soon as the installation of the 132 KVA…
- 7 Apr 2013
How and Why Internet Access is Prohibitive
Dearth of infrastructure; vandalism; lack access to finance; and epileptic public power supply among others have all conspired to send the cost of internet access to the rooftops , thereby keeping…
- 16 Jun 2020
Nigeria Loses $29Bn Yearly to Poor Power Supply- Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, senate president has said that Nigeria loses about $29 billion yearly to irregular and poor power supply. The Senate President who revealed as he declared open an investigative public…
- 10 Mar 2019
Nigeria Needs Telecom Infrastructure Funding Bank - Nnamani
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, is managing director of Medallion Communications, a data centre operator in the country. He spoke to chike onwuegbuchi on issues around data centre operations in the country.…
- 23 May 2014
Lagos Partners DISCOS on Stable Power Supply
Lagos State Government said it is partnering with both the Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies in making the power supply for the State stable. Dr. Taofiq Ajibade Tijani, State…
- 8 Nov 2013
Regular Power Supply Soon – BPE
Benjamin E. Dikki, director Ggeneral, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has stated that electricity generation will improve in the next few months as the new owners of the privatized successor…
- 20 Jun 2013
Generator Makers Smile to Bank, Nigerians Groan
Nigerians would have to wait much longer for steady public power supply as a new study by Navigant Research has forecasted global revenue from diesel generating sets to hit $41.2 billion by 2018.…
- 10 Apr 2012
Telecoms and Jigsaws of Power, Taxes and Security
The telecommunications industry, arguably the only thriving sector of nation’s economy hobbled by years of mismanagement and neglect is facing uncertain times. Uncertain times from the weights of;…
- 17 Dec 2012
Telecom Sector under Pressure, Where is the NCC?
The telecom sector is under pressure from a number of sources: interconnection indebtedness; poor quality of services; vandalism; multiple taxation; as well as regulation among others. For one, the…
- 10 Nov 2009
Tortuous Road to 6,000 Megawatts in December
It is like the more you look the less you see. The country’s power supply appears to be going from bad to worse. A lot of money has been spent and still being by the…
- 28 Sept 2010
CBN Eases Power Problems, Plans IPP
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working towards establishing an Independent Power Project (IPP) for power supply to all banks in a bid to reduce banks’ present huge dependence on power…
- 20 Jun 2016
Operators Consider N7.2Bn Investment to Replace Generators
Worried by high cost of maintenance of generators at base stations in the country, occasioned by the notoriously unreliable public power supply; tower operators are eyeing massive investment put at…
- 28 Feb 2019
Medallion Democratizes Data Centre Service in Nigeria
Engr. Ike Nnamani, managing director, Medallion Communications, a data centre operator in the country has attributed the emergence of his company’s data centre as the most connected data centre in…
- 24 Feb 2014
BPE Assures on Steady Power Soon
Benjamin Dikki, director general, Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has asked anxious Nigerians desirous of steady public power supply to be patient as new core investors in the sector streamline…
- 4 Jun 2012
Ekuwem Decries Epileptic Power Situation in Nigeria
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, CEO at Teledom International Limited has decried the epileptic supply of public power in Nigeria, insisting that it has drastically hindered the growth of…
- 24 Aug 2009
Telcos, Banks Spend N201Bn on Generators
Telecommunications and banking industries, two outstanding sectors in the Nigerian wobbling economy have spent some N201 billion to acquire generators to power their operations as the country’s…
- 30 Mar 2009
Nuclear Energy: World Stays Alert on Nigeria
The world has again cast its attention on Nigeria and this time with keen interest following reports that she has activated a nuclear electricity programme to underpin her now notoriously unreliable…
- 21 Jun 2015
Nigeria's Dangerous Nuclear Power Project
The world has again cast its attention on Nigeria and this time with keen interest following reports that she has activated a nuclear electricity programme to underpin her now notoriously unreliable…