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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has raised the hope of Nigerians towards ending crazy electricity billing with the announcement of approval for 108 firms to supply meters. Fashola said this during the continuation of his neighbourhood consultations/campaign for...

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says the reports that the Mambilla power project has been stalled, due to an attempt to divert funds, is not true. The $5.8 billion project, a 3,050-megawatt hydropower facility, was conceived in 1982. In a statement on Sunday, Hakeem...

It’s Not FG’s Problem If Nigerians Don’t Have Light – Fashola The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that it is not the Federal Government’s problem if Nigerians don’t have electricity. The minister, who disclosed this while speaking at the Nextier Power Dialogue...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved the rehabilitation and construction of 14 roads in different parts of the country at the cost of N185.3 billion. The Special Adviser, Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, announced this on behalf of the Minister of Power...

In a keynote address to the petroleum tanker driver’s branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, defined what change should mean to petroleum tanker drivers. The address was made on Thursday …...

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri says Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fahola on Thursday “exposed” President Buhari and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed as liars. He said Fashola, while trying to defend himself from allegations of ineptitude as regards the epileptic...

Fashola: APC generates 4,000mw of electricity in two years Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said the current All Progressives Congress (APC) led government had generated 4,000 megawatts of electricity in the last two and half years. The minister, who spoke...

Babatunde Fashola has fulfilled his promise of restoring light back to Ondo community – Omotosho community in Ondo south has been successfully restored back to the national grid – The community has been in total darkness for 15 years despite … via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read...

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently appoint a separate minister for the ministry of power due to critical challenges facing the sector. The senator said the current minister, Babatunde Fashola is overwhelmed by functions in other ministerial portfolios...

Egbin Power Plc is considering shutting its operation due to inadequate gas supply, transmission and the sum of N110billion owed the company by Federal Government and market operator. With 1,320 MW installed capacity, the station is the largest power generating asset in the country. Managing...

Federal government has approved 701 billion Naira payment assurance for power generating companies in Nigeria. The fund, kept by the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to enhance evacuation of power by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to the various power distribution companies in the country...

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...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN has drawn the attention of members of the public to the antics of hackers, who compromised his twitter account @tundefashola . According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr Hakeem Bello on...

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power says he wants to witness the fulfillment of the Nigerian promise before he dies, and this thought keeps him awake. Fashola lamented that Nigeria is currently bedeviled by a number of challenges, but he vowed to do his best in tackling them. “I’m a thinking...

During the 7th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium, Babatunde Fashola, the then Governor of Lagos state described those handling the Nigeria's power sectors as incomptent people. Fashola said: "We have darkness because our Economy is managed by ‪incompetent‬ and amateur people”. Today, Babatunde...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN at his Abuja residence, yesterday 5th, June. See photos: Photo credit: Lukeshphoto

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday unveiled federal government’s roadmap for boosting electricity generation through incremental power, saying that the government is looking at what the country could generate out of the existing power assets. Delivering a...

Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has disclosed that he has secured the release of about 300,000 electricity meters which belonged to defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) but were locked up in a warehouse because of a lingering legal case against...

Minister of power, Babatunde Fashola on the 13 of march, 2016 paid a working visit to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Thermal Power Station, Urji-Rivers, Enugu state. In this pictures, Fashola was seen inspecting the power facilities at the station... Photo: Lukesh

Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has revealed that the senate has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend increase of electricity tariff. Saraki, on his twitter timeline said the move became necessary because an increase in cost without improvement in...