As part of the efforts towards expanding the scope of electricity supply to Nigerians, the Federal Ministry of Power has begun moves to collaborate with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) to increase power generation and make supply more stable, effective, and reliable. Receiving the Acting Chairman of the commission, Engr. Anthony Ekedewa, in his office in Abuja, the Minister …

Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has unveiled an urgent 10-year rescue plan to revive the manpower shortage in the electricity sector, mandating the training of not less than 1,200 electrical engineers within the next decade and prioritizing local contractors under a strict ‘Nigeria First’ procurement policy. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the management retreat of the Ministry of Power …

The Federal Government said yesterday that there was no end to frequent national grid collapses in the country. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe-led Senate Committee on Power to defend the 2025 budget, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the national electricity grid remains vulnerable to frequent collapses, partly because the government is …

Power projects worth over N2 trillion are yet to be completed, or awarded but yet to start in different parts of the country, according to an investigation by Daily Trust. Over the years, the Nigeria’s power sector appeared to defy solutions aimed at providing sufficient and sustainable electricity supply to the country’s over 230 million populace. Experts believe that no …

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that the increasing incidents of vandalism targeting critical power transmission equipment hindered the achievement of the ambitious goal to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity by December 2024. He explained that the government had implemented measures to reach the milestone and was on track until multiple incidents of vandalism to electricity towers disrupted …

The Federal Government on Wednesday revealed plans to boost Nigeria’s electric power supply by 150MW before 2024 ends. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a business session at the State House during the state visit of the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to President Bola Tinubu. “So we believe that before the end of …

The Federal Government said it required $10 billion Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) investment in the power sector, in the next five to 10 years, to achieve 24 hours power supply. Receiving the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, on a courtesy visit, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu said that government alone, could not afford the …

Three – maybe three and a half – stories go to the heart of why Nigeria appears stuck in a rut. And for some strange reason, all of them are rooted mainly in energy and power. The first is about a project, the Mambilla Hydroelectric Project. If you live in Nigeria – except you’re the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu …

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Minister of States for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, will lead other speakers to discuss the challenges facing electricity in Nigeria at the 2024 Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit. The summit, scheduled to be held between15 and 17 October in Lagos, will also feature the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification …

Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313 megawatts on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Power has declared. It declared this in a statement by the media aide to the power minister, Bolaji Tunji, adding that electricity distributors should ensure the distribution of the generated energy. “The national grid on Monday hit a record high of 5,313MW, a …