By Ovat Abeng As part of its commitment to adequate service delivery, FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC in charge of Anambra State, has announced the sale of electricity meters to consumers in the State. Managing Director of the Company, Mr Okechukwu Okafor, made the announcement while answering…
By Joe Udo Okene (Converseer) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public that the 45MVA 132/33kV transformer at Okene Transmission Station tripped during efforts to restore the 33kV Okene 1 feeder, following its restoration on April 10, 2026. According to a statement by Ndidi Mbah, GM, Public Affairs, on Saturday, preliminary…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to finally settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. The debt repayment plan followed the final review of the legacy debts that have beset the power sector for more than a decade. A statement by Bayo…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Two years after the Federal Government increased electricity tariffs for Band A customers, promising a minimum of 20 hours of daily supply, many consumers say the expected improvements have not materialised. The tariff hike, announced in April 2024, saw rates jump from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour, a move…
By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu announced on Thursday, the successful conclusion of a historic settlement agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria, ENI, and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAEL). This was made known by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy). According to Onanuga, the announcement was made at the meeting…
By Our Reporter DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Ousmane Sonko chaired a special government meeting on Tuesday to assess developments in Senegal’s petroleum products sector amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, prioritising fuel supply security and the protection of vulnerable households. The meeting followed a recent national address in which the Prime Minister, who also leads…
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN By Anietie Akpan Following the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon through the 2002 judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the subsequent implementation of the Green Tree Agreement (GTA) of 2005, so much water had gone under the bridge through the action or inaction and the docile approach…
Governor Bassey Otu (left), being presented with the hydrographic, geophysical, and geotechnical survey by the Naval Chief. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State is emphasizing that its efforts to regain littoral status should not be interpreted as a claim on any territory belonging to Akwa Ibom State. Mr. Nsa Gill, Special Adviser on Public Affairs…
According to the official WeChat account of the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the world’s first zero-carbon reheating natural gas pressure differential power generation system, jointly developed by the institute and Zhongke Jiulang (Beijing) Energy Technology Co., Ltd., was officially put into operation in Qufu, Shandong Province. The system boasts 100% self-sufficiency…
Africa’s energy deficit is often framed as a development crisis, but in 2026 it should also be seen as one of the continent’s most compelling structural investment opportunities CAPE TOWN (APO, CONVERSEER) – Nearly 600 million people across Africa still lack access to electricity, with electrification progress barely keeping pace with population growth and leaving…
