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  • Fuel thieves caused inferno, collapse of high tension towers – TCN

    • December 25, 2021
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    The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said Friday’s inferno in Lagos that led to the collapse of five high tension towers was caused by petroleum products pipeline vandals. The inferno occurred at a vandalised pipeline on Isheri Olofin, off Igbando-LASU Expressway and it caused massive damage to the 330KV Ikeja-West Akangba Transmission Line 1. TCN’s

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  • TCN begins nationwide repairs of old circuit breakers.

    • November 22, 2021
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    The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Sunday announced the commencement of the rehabilitation and replacement of old circuit breakers in the nation’s transmission network. It said the project was geared towards improving bulk power transmission to power distribution load centres across the country. The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said the rehabilitation and

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  • Nigerians to pay more for electricity as FG ends N30bn monthly subsidy

    • September 21, 2021
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    More difficult times await Nigerians in the months ahead as the Federal Government yesterday announced it is ending the N30 billion monthly electricity subsidy by January 2022. The decision is also to affect all forms of subsidies hitherto extended to operators in the power sector value chain. The Special Adviser to the President on infrastructure, Ahmed

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  • Buhari appoints Ahmed as new NAEC chairman

    • September 11, 2021
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    President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Yusuf Ahmed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) for an initial period of three years. The appointment was confirmed in a statement signed by Director of Information for the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. Mr Ahmed’s appointment

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