Why South East Ranks Lowest On Internet Penetration
South Eastern region of Nigeria comprising of Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states has been ranked poorly in internet penetration. The region’s internet penetration rating is even poorer than the troubled North East of the country where insurgency has…
TCN Takes Delivery Of 15 New Power Transformers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has taken delivery of fifteen (15) number new power transformers from the Apapa port, Lagos, earlier last week. The transformers comprise ten (10) number 60MVA 132/33kV and five (5) number 150MVA 330/132kV capacity transformers…
TCN Commences Full Digitization Of Old Transmission Substations
In its effort to improve the automation system of transmission substations, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the digitization of old transmission substations in its network. According to a statement signed by the TCN’s General Manager, Group Public…
Egbin Fire: TCN Explains Load Shedding in Lagos
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reacted to ongoing load shedding in the Lagos axis. The company explained on Saturday in a statement signed by its General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, that the power fluctuations “is as a…
TCN Completes 330KV Line Patrol, Energises Second 330kV Akangba – Ikeja West Line On Full Load
Sequel to the vandalized pipeline fire which brought down five towers and a 330kV line, TCN has energized the second 330kV Akangba – Ikeja West linl which had before the fire incident served as a redundant line on that axis,…
BPE Names AEDC Interim Management As Akinwumi Emerges MD
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Thursday named members of the interim management team for the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc. In a statement signed by Amina Tukur Othman, the head, Public Communications for the Bureau, declared Bada…
Umar Farouq Flags Off Mobile Money Agents Training In FCT, North Central Zone
A four-day training programme to establish beneficiaries in Mobile Money transactions has been launched in the Federal Capital Territory and the North Central states. The training was flagged off on Thursday by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…
Gombe-Born Inventor, Usman Dalhatu, Gets $10, 000 Grant
By Muhammad Ibrahim Usman Dalhatu, the Chief Excutive Officer of Dalsman Tech and a student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has won $10,000 start up grant. The Dalmans Tech boss who hailed from Gombe state won the grant for his…
FACT CHECK: Kaduna State Govt Not Shutting Down Telecoms Services
On Tuesday, 7th September, 2021 a statement widely shared on WhatsApp stated that the Kaduna State government has planned to shutdown telecommunications services in the state. Claim “Kaduna State & All Their Local Government,, Decide to shutdown Telecom Services, By…
Nigerian Photographer, Safiyya Daba Wins Agenda2063 Photojournalism Award
A Kano based Nigerian writer and photographer, Safiyya Muhammad Daba, has been announced as winner of the Agenda 2063 women photojournalism award organised by African Women In Media (AWiM) in collaboration with African Union and German Agency for International Cooperation…
