All posts tagged "chinedu"
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PHCN workers vow to resist power firms’ handover
Employees of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria have vowed to resist the takeover of the electricity distribution and generation companies by the successful buyers until all outstanding payments are made. The workers’ position contradicts the recent...
- Posted September 9, 2013
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FG earmarks $1.6bn for power transmission facilities’ expansion
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, on Monday said the Federal Government had designated $1.6bn for the expansion of power transmission facilities in the country. He said a substantial part of the fund came in form...
- Posted August 29, 2013
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PHCN workers, retirees, pensioners to get N400bn – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday said N16bn had been approved for the payment of the entitlements of retirees and pensioners of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria in preparation for the conclusion of the privatisation of the...
- Posted August 2, 2013
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Electricity: FG signs $30bn MoU with Korean firm
As part of efforts to boost the country’s power generation capacity, the Federal Government on Friday signed a $30bn Memorandum of Understanding with HQMC Korea Company Limited. The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, said the MoU...
- Posted June 1, 2013
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Jonathan flags off building of 700MW hydro-power dam
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of the N162.9 billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project in Niger state that would generate 700MW on completion. The president said the project was conceived in 1982 but could...
- Posted May 29, 2013
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FG plans to build more dams to boost energy supply
The Federal Government plans to build more dams to boost electricity supply, a statement said in Abuja on Thursday. The statement, issued by Timothy Oyedeji, the Deputy Director/Head of Press, Ministry of Power, quoted the Minister, Prof Chinedu Nebo, as...
- Posted May 4, 2013
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How powerful cabals control electricity sector – Nebo
“YOU know that evil forces inhabit human beings and I am sure that you are aware of the fact that the cabals that don’t want the power sector to heal in Nigeria are very powerful. I wouldn’t...
- Posted April 22, 2013
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NEXIM to remove trade barriers in West Africa
Managing Director of the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Mr. Roberts Orya has reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria’s trade policy bank to removing trade barriers and promoting seamless commercial exchanges among Economic Community Of West African States...
- Posted February 22, 2013