The minister of power said low water level at the hydro power stations is responsible for the erratic power supply currently being experienced around the country,
“So, the government is stepping in and giving the DISCOS the meters to distribute for free.”
The ministry…had remotely mapped…60,183 kilometers of 11 and 33 kilovolt medium voltage line of the grid in 28 states.
The programme would be carried out by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, through a loan of $200 million to be obtained from JICA.
The governor appealed to Jos DisCo to assist residents of Benue with transformers and focus less on collecting bills.
“Too many people are still not satisfied with the quality of service in terms of hours of supply, voltage, disputed/estimated bills, or have no access to electricity.”
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is working hard to improve electricity supply in Nigeria, says Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu.
Nigeria’s minister of power pleaded with the Egyptian ambassador to help resolve the country’s electricity quagmire.
The vice president said the government must address some of the issues in the civil service, especially that of accommodation for civil servants.
Mr Fashola urged Nigerian landlords to consider accepting rents weekly, monthly or half-yearly to leases the economic burden of their tenants.
