There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel as far as getting a prepaid electricity meter is concerned as the Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says supply to consumers will improve following the approval of a new regulations for meter asset providers. Fashola said this on Sundy at […]
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed that the federal government has concluded plans to re-introduce tolls on roads across the country. He said this at an interactive session with the Senate committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, on Thursday. The Minister said the new toll regime will be an […]
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The minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has written to deny allegations of financial impropriety made against him by Senator Dino Melaye. The Senator representing Kogi West, has alleged that the power ministry diverted $35 million to the Afam fast power project without the approval of the national assembly. He also said a sum […]
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The senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has accused the ministry of power spending $385 million on a project that was not appropriated by the national assembly. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Wednesday, Melaye said the project which he identified as “fast power” was meant to build generating plants that would add power […]
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Babatunde Raji Fashola, minster of power, work and housing has said that Nigeria’s power generation as at September 2017 has increased up to 7001 megawatts with transmission up to 6,700 megawatts and distribution rising to 4,600 megawatts. Fashola disclosed this at the executive session of the National Council on Power meeting said this increase can, […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved N20.6 billion for the reconstruction of two road projects in Plateau and Kwara states. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting held at […]
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Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, a former Niger Delta militant leader, has called Mavin Records boss, “useless dirty Don Jazzy”, for condemning former petroleum minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, over “unconfirmed reports” that she stole “$90 billion”. Asari-Dokubo made his comments in a video published on Facebook, where he also branded President Buhari and his cabinet members liars. He […]
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The house of representatives has asked Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, to appear before an ad hoc committee chaired by Aliyu Madaki, a lawmaker from Kano state, over what is described as a breach of parliamentary privilege and public incitement. The resolution of the house followed a motion sponsored by Sadiq Ibrahim, […]
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Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing said on Thursday that 340 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid on or before December. Mr. Fashola said this during his inspection tour of Afam Power Plant in Oyibo local government area of Rivers as part of Federal Government Power Sector Recovery […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, lambasted the DisCos over their inability to meet the electricity needs of consumers. Speaking in Plateau state during a monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector, Fashola told DisCos to stop complaining while reacting to their reasons for being unable to fulfil their […]
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