Ahead of the 2023 general election, Babatunde Fashola Minister of works and Housing, has told Nigerians to vote for candidates based on their track records. Fashola stated this at the sixth edition of the annual ‘BRF GABFEST’ in Lagos, adding that emotions should not be the primary drive for making choices of quality leaders in […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said he is running for President of his home. The Ex-Governor of Lagos State stated this while distancing himself from vying for the presidency in 2023. Fashola disclosed this when asked by a journalist on his plans for the presidency in 2023. This was disclosed in […]
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Nigeria’s minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that some states in the country now enjoy “almost 24 hours” of electricity supply. Speaking on Wednesday at a programme on Channels Television, the minister said the increase in electricity supply is as a result of the increase in transmission capacity. Fashola said even […]
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, disclosed that the federal government of Nigeria has postponed the closure of the third mainland bridge for maintenance test from July 27 to August 24. The bridge, earlier scheduled to be closed from July 27 to July 30, will now be shut […]
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The Nigerian Government on Monday said it is expecting additional 1,119 Mega Watts from generating plants that will go on stream next year. At the moment the country generates about 7,000 Megawatts.. The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this at the 22nd monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector […]
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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved $5.792 billion (about N1.140 trillion) for the construction of the 3,050 megawatts Mambilla Hydro-Power project at Gembu in Taraba. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents alongside the ministers of labour and employment as […]
Continue ReadingThe Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the country’s power generation has increased from 3,810 megawatts recorded on September 8, 2016 to 4,285.90 megawatts on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the power generation record was reported in the website of “Nigerian Electricity System Operator’’ on Friday. The TCN said that 4,285.90 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s power situation worsened on Thursday, as power generation collapsed completely to zero megawatt at about 1:00pm and this persisted for about three hours.Data from the country’s System Operator showed that around 1pm on Thursday, no power generation company in Nigeria produced a single megawatt of electricity. Industry operators revealed that as a result of […]
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BY AYO OLOWO The ongoing anti-corruption fight has been taken to the doors of eight former governors by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). An operative of the commission, on Wednesday, said that the task force was set up following petitions written against the former governors, on issues relating to contracts […]
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BY AYO OLOWO There have been various revelations regarding gross misappropriation of funds by the Fashola administration in Lagos state. Notable among the allegations is a report on the state government’s website, that Fashola spent N78.3m on his personal website, www.tundefashola.com and N139m to construct two boreholes at the Lagos House, Ikeja, when he was […]
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