EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has distanced itself from a viral publication which claimed a nationwide electricity blackout was imminent following the industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This online media platform reports that many affiliates of organized labour, on Tuesday, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports that the National Grid has been shut down over the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates. The TCN management debunked the reports in a statement on Tuesday. Recall that the NLC … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria is currently experiencing widespread darkness following the collapse of the national grid system. The grid system is operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Editors Pick U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary, Adeyemo Announces Visit To Nigeria $600m Trapped Funds: Tinubu Directs CBN To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has promised to commence the supply of electricity to Ayekire LCDA and Ekiti East LGA after over 10 years of power outage. The development was part of the outcome of a tripartite meeting organised recently by the Ekiti State Government in Ado Ekiti, with … Read more
Electricity workers under NUEE are mobilizing to join the NLC protest strike against fuel subsidy removal. The strike will potentially cause a nationwide blackout. The NLC has directed the withdrawal of services action to begin on June 7, 2023, in response to increased hardship and inflation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that electricity workers under the … Read more
The country faced an imminent nationwide blackout as power generation dipped below 4000MW. Checks on Sunday showed that generation has dropped to 3,518.7MW. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the power generation to the national grid dipped below the 4,000 megawatts mark over the weekend leaving customers across the country with limited electricity supply. Checks on … Read more
The national grid has not collapsed in 2022, according to Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State for Power. Eko Hot Blog reports that he claimed that rather than collapsing, there had just been disruptions. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ekiti State House Of Assembly Speaker Is Dead Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Will Continue To Ensure Mutually Beneficial Relationships … Read more
Ngige Has Called For An Emergency Meeting Over Blackout EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has summoned an emergency meeting with the National Union of Electricity Employees who had shut down services nationwide. The workers embarked on industrial action on Wednesday and withdrew their services from the … Read more
Blackout Imminent As Electricity Workers Set To Embark On Indefinite Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from Wednesday as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). … Read more
The court ordered the immediate reconnection of electricity in the claimants’ community and further ordered the defendant, BEDC, to pay to the community the sum of N20 million as general damages The community was said to have been disconnected from the national grid since November 2017 EDITOR’S PICK Kuje Prison Attack: FG Declares 72 Boko … Read more
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He listed the challenges that contributed to the blackout to include the collapse of the grid, scheduled maintenance of facilities, vandalization of pipelines… The Minister stated that the recent collapse of the national grid had been sorted out EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has said there are other challenges that led to … Read more
The electricity workers have appealed to the National Assembly and Nigerians to resist the push for the sale of TCN which will further leave the nation with regrets. Electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have threatened to embark on a Nationwide strike to halt the proposed sale of … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it will probe the cause(s) of the multiple tripping that resulted in the collapse of the nation’s power grid on Sunday morning. The national grid collapsed on Sunday morning, leaving many parts of the country in total blackout for hour The government-owned TCN, which manages the grid, … Read more