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Nigeria needs $10billion yearly for 20 years to achieve stable Electricity – Power Minister says

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The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the country needs $10 billion annually to fix the crisis in the power sector.

The Minister spoke on Tuesday, May 13, at the commissioning ceremony of the phase 1-600kw Solar pv power plant at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.

He said: “For us to achieve functional reliable and stable electricity in Nigeria we need not less than $10 billion annually for the next ten to twenty years. But there are some foundational bottlenecks that we experienced in the past that need to be fixed for the spending of this money to have meaning.

“Number one is the legislative and policy foundation which this administration has achieved by signing the energy bill into an act. This bill has achieved liberation and decentralization of the power sector to enable all levels of government federal State and local government to legally and morally play roles in the power sector to give their citizens at sub national levels. This has given autonomy to more than eleven States and more are still coming.
They can now play roles in the power from generation to transmission to distribution and even metering.

“Secondly, we talk about infrastructure deficit, then we talk about fixing infrastructure deficit which has piled up over the last 60 years due to lack of maintenance, lack of additional investment to revive our transmission grid.”

The Minister also emphasised the need to bridge over 50 per cent metering gap which he said the Presidential initiative aims to achieve through 18 million meter installation in the next five years.

Earlier, while addressing military officers at the NDA, Adelabu said: “I stand before you today at this significant occasion, the commissioning of the 600kW and 3MW Solar PV Power Plant here at the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy.

“These projects, implemented by the Federal Ministry of Power and the Rural Electrification Agency not only underscores our commitment to improving electrification across key institutions in Nigeria but it is also part of our broader mandate to diversify our energy sources, expand access to clean and reliable electricity…

 

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Radio Biafra paralyzed the economy of South east through the sit@home orders—-DSS

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The Department of State Services told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that the broadcasts by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, directly contributed to economic paralysis in the South-East region.

The fourth prosecution witness, a DSS operative codenamed Mr DDD for security reasons, testified before Justice James Omotosho, led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN).

Mr DDD, in his testimony, said Kanu’s broadcasts incited the enforcement of IPOB’s sit-at-home order through its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network.

“From my investigation, the defendant’s broadcasts directly contributed to economic paralysis in the South-East, as they fuelled the enforcement of IPOB’s sit-at-home order,”

 

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Chuba Okadigbo international airport in Ebonyi commenced full flight operations Today

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Commercial flight operations at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, have commenced following successful rehabilitation of its runway and six months of charter test flights.

Few days ago ‎the Commissioner for Aviation and Technology, Dr. Ngozi Obichukwu, revealed that United Nigeria Airlines will commence scheduled commercial flights from June 13, offering routes from Onueke to Abuja and Lagos and today that became a reality as first commercial flight has landed at the airport

‎For now operations will run twice a week—Abuja flights on Mondays and Lagos flights on Fridays.

‎ the commissioner for aviation in Ebonyi state, has stated that Honourable governor of Ebonyi Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, has made air travel affordable by subsidizing ticket prices to a flat rate of ₦100,000 for both Lagos and Abuja routes—less than half the typical fare,” Dr. Obichukwu stated.

‎The commissioner emphasized that Ebonyi State is set to leverage the airport’s cargo facilities for international export of agricultural produce and solid minerals, including yams, rice, cassava, salt, and limestone.

“We are in talks with partners from Dubai and Canada to establish cargo flight arrangements. Ebonyi is ready for global trade,”

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Explosions in Tel Aviv as Iran launches major missile attacks on Israel

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Iran has fired hundreds of various ballistic missiles towards Israel.

Iran described it as the beginning of its “crushing response” to Israeli attacks on the country on Friday.

The development comes after Ekwutosblog reported that Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran.

 

Many media outlets report that smoke could be seen rising from Tel Aviv, and explosions were heard in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem following the retaliation from Iran.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, have confirmed that Iran launched major ballistic missiles against Israel.

IDF said defence systems were actively intercepting the threat.

Authorities in Israel have issued an urgent directive to all civilians to enter a protected space immediately and remain there until further notice.

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