Residents of communities in Imo State have been thrown into total darkness following industrial action by organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over alleged “violent disruption and unprovoked assault on Imo State workers by agents of Imo State Government during the May Day celebration”. The Head, Corporate
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…the Aba Power, which provides electricity to nine out of the 17 LGAs of Abia State, was cut off from the sole transmission network Nigeria’s foremost pro-democracy group, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), has criticised the ongoing power outage in Abia State as a result of the disconnection of the Aba Power from the national
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…coming on the heels of preparations by residents to spend the Easter celebrations with their family members Residents of Awka, Anambra state capital and its environs have been thrown into total darkness following fire outbreak at the Agu-Awka Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Station. This is coming on the heels of preparations by residents to
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‘TCN is a centrepiece in the Federal Government of Nigeria’s efforts to rejuvenate the power sector’ The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power, said there is no plan to privatize the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), thereby urging the public to dismiss statements regarding a non-existing plan to sell the company. Minister of Power,
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The Power distribution companies and the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc have applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for a review of their tariffs. NERC, in a document sighted by The Punch, said the request for rate review was premised on the need to incorporate changes in macroeconomic parameters and other factors affecting the
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