Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed as the new interim Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Mr. Mohammed is on secondment from the Africa Development Bank (AFDB), the Minister of Power...
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Nigeria's Works Minister Babatunde Fashola recently toured the South East to inspect ongoing rehabilitation of some road networks in the area.
Here are updates about the Enugu-Port Harcourt dual carriageway:
Fashola says the project will be completed in 18 to 22 months.
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Chairman of Transcorp Group and United Bank for Africa, UBA, Mr Tony Elumelu, has said Nigeria’s power sector will soon collapse if urgent action was not taken.
Elumelu told CNBC Africa: “The agency of government that is responsible for making sure that this sector delivers on its potential is...
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Nigeria's Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola has explained why power supply in the country has been below par of recent.
The first reason, according to him, is lack of funds. Fashola says it is one of the major reasons as gas suppliers have not been fully paid.
“We heard there was liquidity...
The Federal Government has blamed the collapse of the power supply on liquidity problem and vandalism of pipelines.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council...
Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, may be in trouble over the award of 10 road and bridge contracts worth N166 billion as Nigerian Senate may have concluded plans to investigate the matter.
The Bureau Public Procurement had queried Fashola over the violation of laws...
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Nigeria's Works Minister, Babatunde Fashola is currently being queried by the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, over the award of 10 road and bridge contracts worth N166bn, Sahara Reporters reports.
The BPP said Fashola and his ministry violated the laws guiding contract awards in Nigeria in...
According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Nigeria's power generation capacity has dropped from 3,959 megawatts on Jan. 4 to 2,662 megawatts on Jan. 22.
Low water levels at the hydro power stations and dearth of gas to the power generating companies were blamed for the drop.
The...
Nigeria's Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that the country's power generating capacity has hit 7,000 MW.
In a statement by his media aide, Hakeem Bello, Fashola stated that Nigeria's power grid can now support 6,500 MW, not 5000 MW as generally believed...
Nigeria's Ministry of Power,works and Housing will spend N324.1million on power generators this year.
The Ministry is expected to spend N35.63m on maintenance of generators/plants, N57.24m on fuel for generator/plant and N231.2m on purchasing new generator sets.
The figures are contained...
Former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole may takeover the Works and Housing Ministry from Babatunde Fashola in the impending cabinet reshuffle by President Muhammadu Buhari.
With the proposed appointment of Oshiomhole, Fashola may be left with the Power Ministry.
According to New...
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, on Tuesday told the youths not to despair because of the current economic situation, stressing that “there is light at the end of the tunnel.’’
The minister spoke in Abuja at the Special Town Hall Meeting for the youths, organised by...
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has commissioned three war ships and 27 patrol boats at the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The president who touched down at the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Thursday noon and was received by the state Governor...
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Babatude Fashola of the Ministry of Power, Housing and Works alongside with his counterpart at the Ministry of Transport, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi got key amount in capital expenditure of the 2017 budget estimates.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N7.N7.298tn...
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has stressed the need for Nigeria to develop its own plan capable of effectively addressing the current economic downturn.
Fashola, who spoke while delivering a lecture on “Freedom from Fear, Choices before the New Generation”...
Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister of Power, Works and Housing, is celebrating one-year in office by listing the achievements of his ministries.
Fashola listed the achievements while addressing a Press conference. Read full text of press conference below:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Our...
Nigeria's Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola has attributed expensive oil as the reason for the country's growth during the Goodluck Jonathan tenure, and not good economic policies, as widely debated.
According to him, only infrastructures bring real growth.
“In the last decade or so, we...
Nigeria's Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola has stated that the federal government would not reverse the privatization of the power sector.
“I have discussions about revisiting the privatisation of power. Honestly, I don’t know what it means. I like those who are pushing the argument to come...
The Lagos state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
Lagos state spokesman for the PDP, Taofik Gani, said in a statement on Monday, said Fashola had a penchant for making...
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