By Hope Gift, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s POWER Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has called for international collaboration to strengthen and reform the nation’s power sector. He made the appeal at the commissioning of new facilities at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) in Abuja on Wednesday, 10 September 2025. Adelabu st...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIGHT-OF-way compensation totalling N13billion has been approved under the Lagos-Ogun Transmission Project, alongside $34 million for high-capacity transformer upgrades, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) confirmed on Wednesday. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approvals while...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has pledged swift intervention to tackle the N4 trillion debt paralysing Nigeria’s power generation sector, following urgent high-level discussions in Abuja between Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu and the leadership of the Generating Companies of Nigeria (GenCos). The assurance...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MINISTER OF Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has moved to clarify recent remarks concerning the Siemens-led Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), insisting his comments were not a dismissal of past efforts but a factual account of accelerated progress since the start of the Tinubu administration. In a state...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has announced it is set to launch the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to drive the country’s power sector towards universal electrification, sustainability, and private sector collaboration. Scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, the unveiling will be backed by the UK Foreign, Commonw...
