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Eight power firms reject 1,337MWH despite poor supply

Eight power distribution companies rejected 1,336.75 megawatts-hour of electricity, representing 19 per cent of the total quantum of power supplied to them by the Transmission Company of Nigeria.

Industry data obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday showed that Kaduna, Eko, Jos, Yola, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Ibadan and Benin Discos rejected the 1,336.75MWH of power in the third quarter of this year, despite the instability in the supply of electricity across the country.

Specifically, in the month of July, a total of 318.83MWH, which was three per cent of the total energy delivered to the Discos, was rejected by four of the firms.

In July, the Kaduna Disco’s rejection of 132.99MWH made it the highest in the month. The Eko Disco rejected 67.46MWH; Jos, 63.05MWH; while the Yola Disco rejected 55.33MWH.

In the same month, the Port Harcourt Disco took in the highest quantum of power at 441.43MWH; Kano accepted 397MWH; while the Enugu Disco collected 302.49MWH.

In August, there was an increase in load rejection by the distribution companies to the tune of 541.56MWH, which was four per cent of the total energy delivered to them as against the 318.83MWH delivered in the previous month.

The Port Harcourt Disco rejected the most quantum of power with a total of 239.88MWH, followed by the Eko Disco with 134.8MWH.

In the month under review, five Discos took excess load beyond their Multi-Year Tariff Order allocation to the tune of 187.21MWH. The Abuja Disco took the most, with 132.81MWH; followed by the Kaduna Disco, with 23.21MWH; Ibadan, 16.24MWH; and Enugu, 12.42MWH.

Further analysis showed that September saw the rejection of 476.36MW, representing 12 per cent of the total energy delivered to the Discos. It was, therefore, the highest load rejection in the quarter.

The Abuja Disco rejected 94.72MWH, followed closely by Port Harcourt, with 92.35MWH; Ibadan was next with 67.14MWH; and the Benin Disco turned down 46.40MWH.

Among all the Discos, only Kaduna accepted power beyond its MYTO allocation, taking in 65.96MWH in excess of its MYTO allocation.

Earlier this year, the Managing Director, TCN, Abubarkar Atiku, told journalists in Abuja that consumers were not able to benefit optimally from the supply of electricity because the distribution companies were rejecting the loads allocated to them to avoid paying for the power.

Atiku had said, “On the issue of rejecting load, I will say yes; it is still happening. I don’t want to mention the distribution companies that are guilty, but they know themselves. Most of them are load-shedding 11 feeders to two-three hours.

“This is simply because they cannot pay to the market operator or to the system the invoice that is given to them that they consume. So, they use that technique or method to deny customers power.”

However, the Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors, an umbrella body for the Discos, said, “In view of the dire need for generation, as well as the generation thresholds in the Discos’ tariffs, which constitute the basis of their revenue recovery, it is inconceivable to think that any Disco would load-shed as described, thereby diminishing its revenue prospects and alienating its customers.”

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http://punchng.com/eight-power-firms-reject-1337mwh-despite-poor-supply/

Celebrity soldiers. Nice one, I just hope they become more reasonable in their dealings with civilians.

BTW

Congrats to the Nigerian army and their Commander in Chief. I wonder why FFK is pained at this victory. Your principal was given the opportunity but he made a mess of it. He prioritised his reelection than securing the country and FFK is still claiming sabotage.

All the security funds diverted to PDP campaign is also sabotage I assume. The 800million awarded to FFK, from which he bought a Range for himself and his Babe; from FFK's submission himself and others that partook in the sharing of campaign funds were also part of the saboteurs. In saner climes during war time, saboteurs are shot.

buharimustlive:
BUHARI and failure is so synonymous.
BUHARI ear infection and illiteracy will not allow him read and hear this important information.

veekid:

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buhari sha

Since 2002, a total of 130 projects across the country had yet to be completed, the Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Dr. Atiku Abubakar, said at a forum held by Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc in Lagos, with members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Power in attendance.

Are you guys ok at all?

SMH

I won’t run for president in 2019 – Jonathan

Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has denied reports that he would contest the 2019 presidential election.
There were reports that Mr. Jonathan who left office last year following his defeat by President Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28, 2015 presidential election, was under pressure to return to power.

Vanguard newspaper quoted Ikechukwu Eze, media aide to Mr. Jonathan as saying in a statement that his principal had no plan to contest the 2019 presidential poll.

Mr. Eze said the former president did not at anytime declare an intention to contest, describing it as mere “fabrication.”
The statement said “Our attention has just been drawn to a fabricated online publication alleging that the former President Goodluck Jonathan made comments on the 2019 elections, while hosting his kinsmen in Otuoke last Tuesday.

“Those reports are false and bear no truth whatsoever. The former President was not in Otuoke on Tuesday, neither did he make the comments attributed to him. In fact, he has only just returned to his community to spend Christmas having been away for two weeks, so he could not have been hosting anyone there last Tuesday.

“Of what good is it to our national development efforts if some people spend so much energy spreading falsehood about fellow citizens and our nation?

The statement also said the former president wished “his fellow compatriots a merry Christmas and prosperous New Year in advance, and advises all to always channel their efforts towards working to attain the nation of our collective dreams.”

Mr. Jonathan, who was a candidate of the People Democratic Party lost to Mr. Buhari, the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress.
Mr. Buhari won 15.4 million votes against Mr. Jonathan’s 13.3 million.

The former president had called Mr. Buhari to concede defeat ending the 16 years of the PDP rule.




http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/218744-i-wont-run-president-2019-jonathan.html

The new media needs thorough regulation.

Cool Blessed couple.

Greed and selfishness is the problem of this country.

HungerBAD:
Good.

It was a fair election,not marred by anything. The PDP had no grounds to contest this one.

It was a win win situation for APC.

In addition, as stated by Akeredolu, those guys as senior lawyers have actually seen that there is no loophole they can validly anchor their case on to warrant cancellation of the election and have decided to save their time and money. This is even more so in view of the rulings of the supreme court over recent elections, as they have refused to cancel 'ANY' election and order a rerun.

In other places, desperate lawyers will convince them to challenge the results just to milk them. I wonder why Sylva was challenging the victory of Dickson. It doesn't make sense and was just a waste of time and money. In essence, it was a distraction, just like many other election petition.

For those crying more than the bereaved over Ondo polls, pls show some decorum.

Engineerboat what say you about this? Your principal have finally accepted his defeat adhered to the electoral laws to a large extent.

Ondo result: Akeredolu lauds Jegede, Oke


The Ondo State Governor-elect, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has commended his opponents at the last governorship election in the state for accepting the result of the election in good faith.

The time allowed by law to file petitions at the Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the poll result lapsed on Sunday, December 18, 2016, which was 21 days after the announcement of the results of the poll.

No contestant had filed a petition against the winner of the poll as of Sunday.

Akeredolu was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission after defeating 26 candidates of other political parties in the November 26 poll.

The governor-elect, who spoke with our correspondent on Tuesday at his hometown in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, believed that the election was free and fair.

He commended the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), and his counterpart in the Alliance for Democracy, Chief Olusola Oke, for displaying good sportsmanship by not challenging the result of the election at the tribunal.

He said, “I have to praise my other contestants, especially, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede and Mr. Olusola Oke. I am sure that they have seen, as senior lawyers, that we are in a position to accept the result of an election.

“Having assess all the parameters, we believe the election was free and fair and I want to believe that their attitude is worthy of note and all of us, at least, should try to emulate that in subsequent elections.”

 According to him, with no case at the tribunal, he would be able to concentrate on governance after the swearing-in.

He hailed INEC and the security agencies for the smooth conduct of the election, adding that the electoral commission was moving towards conducting acceptable elections in the country.

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http://punchng.com/ondo-result-akeredolu-lauds-jegede-oke/

Mynd44, OAM4J, Lalasticlala lets show other Nigerians how politics of simplicity and maturity is being played in Ondo state.

Are these new sets? This story has come up before way back.

alatbaba1:
The man is tired of fake life of Baba and his APC counterpart. he is a very religious man. a position that many generals will kill to hang on to.

For real? Are you sure you are ok? And your comprehension skills are intact?

If then, what's the correlation of the report and your incoherent comment?

The man is due for retirement having spent the mandatory 35 years in service. The report never said he resigned or was asked to leave.

Cool. I was suspecting his tenure was going to be extended by PMB.

This is not far fetched, he was selected by PMB as the CDS based on some outstanding professional qualities and he has barely spent ample time as CDS.

The man is even still looking very young and able to deliver more to the Nation. I heard he was a very intelligent officer and the youngest among his course mates.

AfonjaStinks:


Confused soul

He's busy sacking people because they didn't do their jobs, what will he do to himself because apparently he's not doing his job also.

He promised to make $1 to be 5 naira

Give free food to school children

Provide 24 hour electricity

Build good roads

Provide health care

Please, tell me which one he has accomplished

Meanwhile, his zombie followers are dying of hunger and he don't wanna do anything about it

Continue wailing. Let your wails go louder! Louder!!

Nice. I think it will do PMB a lot of good if he does not ignore the allegations against Babachir. Infact he should use the man as a scapegoat to show that no one is a sacred cow in his administration. Even if he sacks him, he should proceed further and subject him to a criminal prosecution.

Dangote sharp guy.

Nice one. There should be sacred cow pls.

Rockyrascal:
The U.S spy more on other countries than russia does

The US also interferes in the democratic processes of other countries than any other country.

shevchenko:
Bereaved? ? Are you daft ? Did anyone die?

Smh. You must be very dumb for you not to decode the meaning of that phrase. You mean this is the first time you'll hear that?? All these kids on nairaland sef.

Breaking: Saraki swears in Rivers Senators as Senate adjourns till January

Senate President Bukola Saraki has administered oath of office on Magnus Abe, George Sekibo and Osinakachukwu Ideozu, newly elected senators from Rivers State.

The three lawmakers were elected in the Rivers legislative re-run elections that held on Saturday.
The exercise – still ongoing as results are yet to be known for nine constituencies – was characterized by widespread violence and irregularities.

Mr. Abe represents Rivers South East; Mr. Sekibo; Rivers East; and Mr. Ideozu, Rivers West.
The seats for the three senatorial districts from Rivers State had been vacant since December when the Court Appeal invalidated legislative elections held during the 2015 general elections in the oil rich state.

“They just came from a tough election,” Mr. Saraki said after congratulating the newly sworn in Senators.
Mr. Sekibo (PDP) is in the Senate for the third time, Mr. Abe (APC) the second time and Mr. Ideozu (PDP) is a first time senator.
Meanwhile, the Senate has adjourned sitting till January 10.

The resolution for adjournment was reached after the Senate reconvened Thursday afternoon to approve votes and proceedings of the day.

http://omojuwa.com/2016/12/breaking-saraki-swears-rivers-senators-senate-adjourns-till-january/

cc: Mynd44, OAM4J, Lalasticlala

Congrats to them.

kassy777:
Buhari is not civilised and very dull and dumbest, Magu is not also civilised and premitive, both are quita people. They are all from the same region, meaning, if this man is comfirmed, the risk this country will face will be to separate. You can imagine how saparated this country is now. When Buhari conducted elections in Ondo, Edo, they are considered friendly, therefore minimal security were sent there. But when it come to Bayelsa, the entire country's armed forces were sent there to kill, destroy them because they are the 5% and enemy state. So tell me if Magu who is a close relation of Buhari is confirmed, just tell me what will remain of insignificate relations between and Buhari and 5% region?
May God bless the Senate.

Be sincere to yourself na. Haba, from experience does states like Rivers not pose greater security risk during elections to a state like Ondo?

Magu is performing, this is a confirmation. He definitely has touched some nerves.

Na to remain in Acting Capacity na. Unserious Senators. Does confirming him mean he will earn more money??

Na to remain in Acting Capacity na. Abi confirmation go increase in salary? Unserious legislooters.

Naija wondament


Mynd44, OAM4J, Lalasticlala, see how large sums dey hide himself, only in Naija, money dey himself. No be person hide am o.

NPA recovers $5.1m ‘hidden’ in Heritage Bank


The management of Nigerian Ports Authority has reportedly recovered $5.1m out of the sum of $24.1m it said to have discovered “hidden” in Heritage Bank after it resumed in July.

According to Shipsandports, the amount was not disclosed in the handover note the current leadership of the organization received from the past management.

While speaking with journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, NPA Managing Director, Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman confirmed the return of $5.1million by Heritage Bank into NPA’s Treasury Single Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria. She said efforts were ongoing to retrieve the balance from the bank.

Besides the recovered money, Usman also mentioned that the NPA was being owed about N10billion and $585million (N180billion) by some private firms and government agencies.

Nevertheless, she admitted that part of the amount could be classified as bad debt as it had been outstanding for more than 10 years.

http://punchng.com/npa-recovers-5-1m-hidden-heritage-bank/

Kemi is mopping up lootable funds. No wonder people hate her so much.

adefizzy:
No be only you dey see am bro, we kuku see am, na only northerners dey competent for all important posts. Only a fool from the south will vote in a northerner in the next election, only a fool!

Yet, a good number of your people are already masturbating over Atiku.

Kingbuhari:
so people can be idle in aso rock and be getting promotions for doing absolutely nothing... I'm still in doubt and much in doubt how buhari an illiterate without WAEC result climb to the rank of General, a man who have never been in war front before is a retired General in Nigeria Army, he self catapult him useless self to the rank of General, I won't be surprise if he promote himself to field marshal because he single handedly conquer yellow-bar land... TUFIAKWA

Smh, for your information, Buhari is the only Head of State that didn't promote himself. Infact, he even promoted his deputy to be at the same rank with him, and maintained his rank.

Buhari has never been to war? Well, your incoherence already depicted how intellectually shallow you are.

Ironically to your later rude outburst, it was actually Biafra that Buhari conquered during the civil war. He commanded troops excellently during the war.

He was also commander of the troops that drove the maitsansine terrorists out of Nigeria.

shevchenko:
You call this matured? After an election was rigged ?

Biafra

Why are you crying more than the bereaved??

The presidential President.

This is serious. Chai, Rochas is tactless. This may have a temporary economic advantage but it sure has lots of long term political disadvantages.