Oscarline Onwuemenyi 04 October 2017, Sweetcrude, Abuja – The Nigerian government says its projected $1 billion revenue from the Voluntary Assets…
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“Key priorities include better energy mix through solar and hydro technologies. I am glad to say that after many years of limbo, Mambilla Power Project has taken off. We hope to reach 10,000 Megawatts by 2020,” he said.
The scheme is expected to bring about an appreciable jump in the country’s tax-to-Gross Domestic Product ratio from the meagre 6 per cent it currently is to a more respectable 20 per cent by 2020.
OpeOluwani Akintayo 15 August 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, says it will soon commence a mass metering…
The retrenchment of the workers followed the company’s indebtedness to a commercial bank to the tune of N25 billion which led to AMCOM taking over the assets and liabilities of Seawolf.
The decision of the Senate followed a motion by Senator Dino Melaye who relied on a point of order to accuse the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) of astronomical billing of its customers in and around the Federal Capital Territory.
He said that, “The unfortunate thing is that even when there is no electricity supply for a week, those without meters are still charged and forced to pay. The solution is that AEDC should provide meters to all consumers in the community; this will eliminate the issue of over billing and avoidable conflict between the company and consumers.”
The governor explained that President Buhari has given the government’s commitment and the need to engage the ministers of finance, budget and national planning and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to work out the technical details for the Ministry of Agriculture to make a presentation to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and to the National Assembly for final approval.
Ogunbiyi said, “We have listened to all the complaints from people across the state and I want to assure you that we will sack any of our staff found wanting in the discharge of his or her duties such as illegal collection, extortion of money from our customers and other illegalities.”
Fashola, who addressed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, said the PSRP would also assist in processing debts owed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and how to improve sector governance.
