Daily Trust Newspaper page 20and Punch page 26 reported that, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), says it has improved supply in Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger States, following high grid allocation of over 500 megawatts (MW) to its network.
Head of Operations and lines at AEDC, Elisha Yakubu, disclosed this during a town hall meeting in Lugbe – Abuja.
Details of the stories are as follows:
Daily Trust: ”AEDC improves electricity supply to over 500MW in Abuja, others”.
Punch: “Discos, Gencos target 5000MW”.
Daily Sun Newspaper page 3 and Leadership page 17 reported that, National Association Electricity Employees (NUEE), has threatened to commence another round of industrial action few weeks after it resumed operations over failure by Federal Government to address its demands.
National Vice President of the union (East), Joe Oforka, NUEE said, it is an undeniable truth that the power sector privatization has not added value to the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
Details of the stories are as follows:
Daily Sun: “Electricity Union threatens another strike”.
Leadership: “After ultimatum expiration electricity workers threaten to resume strike”.
Leadership Newspaper page 18 reports that, Leadership of organised labour in energy industry, National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEE), Lagos State Chapter has appealed to Federal Government to enforce its provision on installations of prepaid metres in houses of electricity consumers to curb their continuous rip off.
Similarly, Vice President Lagos/Ogun, Comrade Akeem Ladoja, said the union is worried by the comatose situation in the electricity industry based on none additional equipment since the investors took over to upgrade and extend their capacities/networks
Details of the story captioned: “NUEE begs FG to Enforce Provision of Prepaid Meters in Electricity Consumers ‘Houses”.
Leadership Newspaper page 24 reports that, Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) member countries has said it will support Nigeria’s energy transition plan in a move to aid the country, improve its power sector performance.
Secretary-General of D-8, Amb Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, gave the hint when he received members of the Board of Directors of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET), on visit to Republic of Turkey recently to sign a partnership deal with energy exchange Instanbul (EXIST), a Turkish energy firm.
Details of the story captioned:”D-8 countries pledge support for Nigeria’s energy transition plan”.
Leadership Newspaper page 24 reports that, about 80 per cent of workforce in Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) and Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) are casual workers and as such, they are being treated like slaves.
Vice President Lagos/Ogun, National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEE), Comrade Akeem Ladoja, disclosed this at a press conference organised by the chapter, in Lagos.
Details of the story captioned:”80% workforce on DisCos, GenCos are casual – Union”.
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Details of the story on Nation page 29 and Punch page 32
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 Odutayo Oluseyi
AD (Press)
