The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN ), Lagos Chapter, has lamented female engineers were abandoning the profession. The keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day Public Lecture themed ‘Empowering Women through Economic Inclusion for an Equitable Future’, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ashiru, expressed this concern in Lagos State recently. The don
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Despite the widespread blackout and the worsening state of electricity supply in Nigeria, the latest figures on the daily load summary of power distribution companies indicate that the firms failed to distribute about 1,769.91 megawatts of electricity between February 1 and 14, 2024. Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria, obtained
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Kodion Energy, a smart electricity and consulting firm, at the weekend urged the Nigerian authorities to end its current national grid system and embrace the micro-grid or smart grid structure, insisting that in 100 years Nigeria will not solve its power problems with the current arrangement. Speaking during an online interaction
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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that the Federal Government has acquired about 10 mobile power substations to tackle challenges of fault on the substation nationwide. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the minister on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Mr. Bolaji Tunji,
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In a world where the demand for energy continues to surge, the need for sustainable solutions has never been more pressing. Energy conservation and energy efficiency stand as two pillars of hope in the fight against climate change. In this article, we’ll explore a dynamic partnership that holds the key to a brighter,
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The low electricity supply witnessed in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has worsened with the vandalism of the Tower 70 along 330kV Gwagwalada -Katampe. Reports show that Nigeria’s seat of power has been witnessing frequent power cuts due to low supply to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The situation has been
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The Federal Government is planning to tackle energy poverty among Nigerians with the construction of off-grid power plants. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this on Tuesday at a 2-day stakeholders’ roundtable organised by the Rural Electrification Board in Abuja. According to the minister, the off-grid plants would be sited in
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The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, yesterday, said the Bola Tinubu’s administration was committed to revamping critical sectors in the South-east, stressing that Nigeria would work if the region works. Shettima, during the project launch in Enugu, also inaugurated the 181mw Geometric power plant in Aba, Abia State to accelerate power supply
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The failure of governors to take advantage of the new Electricity Act 2023 has made states to continue struggling with epileptic power supply. In June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed the new Electricity Act into law, heeding the calls of Nigerians that the power sector be reformed and removed from the
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Inspired by the distribution of sunflower seeds, a group of scientists say they have developed a new city-pattern that ensures the best distribution of solar energy utilization "in low solar radiation countries." "Our new city-plan bears close resemblance to the distribution of seeds in sunflowers. This distribution ensures the best utilization
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