The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it lost an aggregate generation of 457mw to the system collapse as it affected other grid-connected units in the plants. At about 11 am on Wednesday, Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed for the seventh time in 2022, causing a blackout and affecting businesses and livelihoods across the nation. In a statement issued on Thursday by Ndidi Mbah, general manager, public affairs, TCN, the company said the system failure “was a result of a sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94Hz to 47.36Hz, which created system instability”. It, however, said grid restoration was near…
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The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated the clerics at the unveiling of his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima were not fake. He said they were at the event, which was open to all, as genuine well-wishers. The former Lagos Governor, in a statement by The Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO), said the viral videos and pictures of the clerics at the event were the handiworks of political distractors. The statement by Director of Media and Communication of the organisation, Bayo Onanuga, described the development as unwarranted distractions. APC…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has proposed a solution to the continued collapse of the national grid. Atiku proposed innovative financing of infrastructure in the power sector. He said the financing would involve the facilitation of a review of the financial, legal, and regulatory environment to promote private investment in the power sector. In a post on his Facebook page, Atiku wrote: “I am reliably informed that there was a total National Grid Collapse at precisely 12:23pm today. This is one collapse too many. It is the 6th time this…
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Electricity Bill 2022 to allow states and individuals to generate and distribute electricity. Chairman of the senate committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam (PDP, Benue), said, “Since electricity is on the concurrent list in the constitution, the bill has allowed state governments to license people who intend to operate mini-grids within the states. He said, “The bill also gives legal backing to renewable energy. If you decide to generate one megawatt of power using solar as an energy source, that is also provided for. “That is the only way the power problem would be…
The Tinubu Support Organization on Thursday described the attack on the clergypersons who attended the unveiling of the Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, as “unwarranted”. The group also clarified that the clergymen who attended the event were not known in Christendom yet and were still building their missions. In a statement by the group’s Director of Media and Public relations, Bayo Onanuga, the group maintained that the “clergymen were not fake, not mechanics or yam sellers” as been rumoured online. The statement read, “Tinubu Campaign Organisation has described as unwarranted distractions the viral…
The Spokesperson for Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi has said no police officer has the right to check another person’s mobile phone except if such a phone is marked as an exhibit in a pending case before a court of law. Adejobi said this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, explaining that any police personnel found doing that should be described as a scavenger. No policeman has the right to check one’s phone anywhere except the phone is an exhibit in a case under investigation. Any policeman who does that is not a policeman, but rather a scavenger,” he tweeted.…
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew clerical garments for them”, that effort would only add to their many ropes but would not change the need for fairness and justice. The Vice President of CAN (19 Northern States and Abuja) and its chairman in Kaduna…
The list for CAF Player of the Year award has been trimmed down to just three players and those who made it are; Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich). The Awards will be held in Rabat, Morocco on 21 July 2022 at 20h00 local time. (19h00 GMT). The top three list is from the list of nominees previously revealed by CAF in both men and women categories. In the Player of the Year category; four-time winner Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria is in the hunt for a fifth crown.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The certificate presentation to Adeleke by the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, was preceded by the presentation to the deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi. The presentation came about 72 hours after Adeleke was declared the winner of the Saturday, July 16 poll, garnering 403, 371 votes to defeat Mr Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 375, 027 votes. In his acceptance speech after receiving the certificate at a brief ceremony held…
Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Mike Igini, has proposed a life ban for any politician or political parties caught in the act of vote buying. Incidents of vote-buying and selling marred last month’s Ekiti governorship and last Saturday’s Osun governorship polls. Making the proposal, yesterday, Igini, who spoke on Channels Television programme, ‘Morning Rise’ said “the menace of vote buying has assumed the level of an epidemic and it is the greatest thing that we need to deal with.” His words: “Vote buying has become a problem and it will have huge implications if we don’t stop…