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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially cleared the air, dismissing widespread rumours of an increase in electricity tariffs starting January 1st, 2024. Reports have been rife that Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are planning to increase electricity tariffs nationwide with effect from January 1, 2024. According to the reports, “All has been perfected […]
Traders at the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos counted their losses following the demolition of the complex on Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that demolition took place in the early hours of Sunday with armed security operatives supervising the operation. The Chairman, Computer Dealer Association, in Computer Village, […]
Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area transport authority (LAMATA) Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, yesterday, inspected the last of five overpass bridges on the highly anticipated LRMT Red Line. This crucial step ensures the project stays on track for a Q1 2024 launch. Mrs. Akinajo said all the infrastructure had been completed, leaving only asphalt works, which […]
Chief executive officer, 11 Plc, Adetunji Oyebanji, has said the company has commenced exploration of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market with the construction of facilities in Ibadan and Lagos respectively. Oyebanji, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, said that feat was part of […]
The Lagos State Government has announced a 2-night traffic diversion from 12:00 midnight till 5:00 am at Alaka inward Stadium Flyover Bridge and Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by the Fire Station. A statement issued by Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the closure begins from Friday 29th to Saturday 30th December, 2023 for the installation of truck barriers. He said consequently, […]
The Federal Government, yesterday, announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The 11.8km bridge, the longest of three connecting Lagos Island to the Mainland, has been undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation. The bridge starts from Oworonshoki, links the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and […]
Performance cripples to 33% as only 7 plants in good condition Over 20 of the 27 electricity plants on the Nigerian electricity grid are in shambles as some of the plants are producing only about 0.2 per cent of their installed capacity. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in its third quarter report for the year […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that it has received seven new power transformers at its Akangba 330/132kV transmission Substation in Lagos to improve supply to the area. TCN in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah explained that transformers with capacities ranging from 60MVA to 100MVA and their accessories are […]
Amid the push by power sector operators for the Federal Government to end subsidies on electricity tariff, it has emerged that over seven million customers remain without electricity meters in the power sector. Without meters, customers are unable to control energy consumption and are faced with estimated bills from electricity distribution companies, DisCos. Latest data from […]
The Exclusives Community Development Association, Selewu, in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has appealed to the state government to “bring government presence and development” to its domain. The Chairman of The Exclusives CDA, Pastor Akin Arowolo, made the appeal in a chat with The PUNCH on Tuesday on the sidelines of the community’s […]
