Nigeria needs over 100,000MWs to end power crisis – Minister

Published

3 years ago

April 29, 2022

Nigeria needs over 100,000MWs to end power crisis – Minister

A former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, says Nigeria needs over 100, 000 megawatts of power to address the persistent power problem in the country.

Nnaji said this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Enugu on the state of the power sector in the country.

He attributed the problem in the sector to the supply value chain, adding that the country had challenges in generation, transmission and distribution of power.

He said all these had made it impossible to make adequate power supply available to the users.

“Nigeria is a country of more than 200 million people and needs more than 100,000 megawatts of power and infrastructures,” he said.

Nnaji said the power project his of Geometric Power Ltd., his company, in Aba had the capacity to provide power in Aba within six months.

“We are installing meters to bridge the disagreement gap between customers and suppliers of electricity.

“I support unbundling of power sector where states will be allowed to own and manage their own power supply,” he said.

According to him, the company has invested heavily in power distribution in Aba to strengthen distribution.

He added that distribution companies had to do the same thing to improve power supply.

ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno

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20 hours ago

August 11, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.

The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.

Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.

The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.

ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno

Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash

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2 days ago

August 10, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash

By: Zagazola Makama

Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.

It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.

Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.

Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.

Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash

VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu

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2 days ago

August 9, 2025

Ochuwa Ibrahim

VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu

By: Our Reporter

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.

The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.

Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.

The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.

VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu