The Federal Government Wednesday said it has earmarked eight hydropower dams for concession in order to improve power generation.

The hydropower dams, the government said, will be handed over to the unnamed firms soon.Assistant Director, Hydropower in the office of Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this when officials from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources carried out a familiarization tour to Bakolori Irrigation Scheme in Talata Mafara, Zamfara state.

Aliyu said the ministry of power, works and housing was partnering with Federal Ministry of Water Resources to increase power generation in the country.

“Eight hydropower dams have been earmarked to be concessioned on power generation. It will take effect soon,” he said.

Earlier, Project Coordinator, Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING), Mr. Peter Manjuk, said about six states will benefit from the irrigation project.

The states include Zamfara, Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Gombe.

He said the project is targeted at rehabilitating all existing dams to make them meet irrigation and hydropower needs of the country.

Manjuk noted that Nigeria must get it right if it hopes to meet the demands of food production and food security.

He stated that despite huge investments on dams and irrigation in the country by the government, Nigeria had not achieved any meaningful socio-economic impact, adding that there was need for deliberate efforts to meet this target.

He stressed the need for farmers to take ownership of all irrigation projects to enable them boost food production at its optimum level.

The project coordinator said the World Bank sponsored project has begun rehabilitation of the Bakolori irrigation scheme, adding that it would be completed within three years.

Project Manager of Bakolori Irrigation Scheme, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, said since 1983 that the dam was created, it had been providing domestic water supply to Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.

Maidoki said there was need for investors to come in to rehabilitate the dam towards improving food production, flood control and power generation.

He said the dam was faced with low workforce, due to retirement, and infrastructure vandalisation, calling for improved security to reverse this trend.

Maidoki added that with the TRIMING project, farmers would put in their best to increase food production.

Federal Government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Songhai Farms Limited in Porto Novo to reposition the River Basins across the country.

Part of the provision is the introduction of the Graduate and youth empowerment scheme to boost food security.

Source: http://nignews.com.ng/power-fg-to-concession-eight-dams/

Ok

Yeye

Good development

...We shall get t h e r e

Hmmm

Very good.

Again with the future terms.

OK

989900:
Do it already.

People are already paying international prices for substandard and epileptic products and services in this country, from fuel to power -- it's like paying for a Range Rover sport at AVIS, but getting a RAV4 instead.

I can't believe my eyes, lol

989900:
Do it already.

People are already paying international prices for substandard and epileptic products and services in this country, from fuel to power -- it's like paying for a Range Rover sport at AVIS, but getting a RAV4 instead.

You think its a s easy as picking up your phone and typing gibberish?Ignorant Dimwit?

White elephant projects

On a scale of 1 to 10, i will rate power supply 6. And to me, thats a welcom development other noismakers should go learn from fashola.

they Hv started again wit dia fruitless project which they cannot accomplish even in d next 10yrs. Bleep dis present administration.

abeq! i know of recession, what is concession again? am just too lazy to read through and to check my dictionary sef, someone please summarize...

DrChatNuff:
...We shall get t h e r e

Na today!! We hav been tryin to reach their since. Abeg wetin d happen now As I see am.. we carry bak d go forward oo

ChappyChase:
On a scale of 1 to 10, i will rate power supply 6. And to me, thats a welcom development other noismakers should go learn from fashola.

i guess this rating depends on ur location and opinion

The FG should include the "IKERE GOJE DAM" in Iseyin Oyo state. It is among the best Dam in Nigeria.

nice idea and development but we need more of food to survive than power dis time people are relly dieyin of hunger

Lalasticlala na to concede not "to concession". Please change that heading.

Do you mean paying for iphone7 and getting techno whatever or do you mean inviting banky w for ur wedding only to have airforce1 showing up, or do you mean ordering pizza from dominos only to be served iya basira's breast milk filled beans and bread mixed with a leak of some watery poop from her 10th child due to her sluggishness of carrying her 11th pregnancy which is an expected triplets OR do you mean serving LALA a tree picture instead of dat of a SNAKE, dead or living animals or risen and fallen fake like Nollywood or Hollywood wannabees celebs?

989900:
Do it already.

People are already paying international prices for substandard and epileptic products and services in this country, from fuel to power -- it's like paying for a Range Rover sport at AVIS, but getting a RAV4 instead.

linohlex:
i guess this rating depends on ur location and opinion

Sure......

I think someone should enlighten me
Is it Dt other parts of the country are ok
Why should the six beneficiaries be from the North

Centralized power generation is Nigeria's problem. Power generation should be completely decentralized. Let the local govts build there own power plants and provide electricity to there own constituents be it coal, hydropower, solar or whatever source of power they chose to use.

AKUPSME:
I think someone should enlighten me
Is it Dt other parts of the country are ok
Why should the six beneficiaries be from the North

That is for Bakolori Water Dam in the North.

Please, read it again.

O Lord, am tired of hearing this FG To, FG To, FG To, FG To

Smart