The Federal Government on Thursday said it would investigate how the non-functioning Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited accrued N33 billion in electricity debt which prompted the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to disconnect the company from the national grid. The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, revealed this to State House correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock …

A fire accident on Saturday night gutted a Transmission Company of Nigeria’s power substation in Maryland, Lagos State. According to a late-night statement released by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire has been put out. The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, also stated in the statement that no life was lost in …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday evening said it had restored the national grid after it collapsed earlier on Monday. According to reports, the grid collapsed at about 1.49 p. m. on Monday. in a statement by its General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah on Monday evening, TCN said it has restored the national grid and consequently, …

The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that the management in recognising the gravity of corruption, is poised to prevent and stamp out the menace in the agency. At the unveiling of a Preventive Guide Handbook to educate members of staff against corrupt practices by the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on Thursday …

On Day One of the nationwide strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions, several parts of the country experienced disruption of public services. But in several parts of the country, there were no disruption to activities. Following reports of an impending national blackout as a resume of the workers’ action, …

Eight days after the collapse of one of its main feeders in Aba, Abia State, which resulted in a weeklong blackout in some key places in the foremost Southeast industrial city, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored power to these places. The restoration was done on Sunday, according to a TCN engineer in Aba who was part of …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Wednesday that nine power transmission towers in the Obafemi Owode region of Ogun State have fallen victim to vandalism. “TCN hereby states that nine towers, from tower 56 to tower 65 along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132KV transmission line have collapsed due to the activities of vandals. “The towers located in the Obafemi Owode …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the suspension of three electricity distribution companies, APLE Electric Limited, Kano, and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Companies, was by the Market Operator (MO). The action according to a statement by TCN‘s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, was following a breach of market rules, which govern and sanitise the Nigerian electricity supply industry. According to …

The Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has lamented the N1.3 trillion electricity intervention fund provided by the Nigerian government did not make significant impact. Five years ago, the Federal Government approved N701 billion as a power assurance guarantee fund for the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) to pay for two years the electricity produced by the …