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Group seeks partnership with government, experts on power transmission

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6 years ago

August 21, 2019

Mr Tunde Salihu, General Chairman, Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has called for partnership between the iwnstitution and the Federal Government to better the power transmission in Nigeria.

Salihu made the call at a news conference organised by the Power Africa Conference of the institution in Abuja on Wednesday.

He said that the partnership would lead to more input of knowledge, funds and tools to provide electricity for the 54 per cent of Nigerians lacking electricity, adding that government should sponsor engineers to attend trainings.

According to him, training is one of the major problem the power sector in Nigeria is suffering from and partnership with the government could correct it.

‘’There is nothing wrong in government sponsoring many more engineers in the power sector to this conference so that we can have a more robust discussion around it.y

‘’ It is important for government of Nigeria to come and partner with us to have a more robust conference so that Nigeria can benefit from its outcomes.

‘’We have gotten the permission of trainers to come and do an advanced training to solve other problems that could occur in our power industry to solve protection problems and others’’

He further called on the government to sponsor more engineers that would help in giving solutions to the problems in the power sector.

Meanwhile, Mr Frank Lambert, a member of the conference noted that advancement in technology and renewable energy in Nigeria would help in improving power in Nigeria.

Lambert said that there were smaller power plants that could power a village with 10 houses saying that this advancement in technology is cheaper and can be cheaply generated.

He said the lack of power in the country was a huge challenge that could give an opportunity to carry out these technologies and improve technological advancement in Nigeria.

‘’We are a knowledged based economy and we recommend this to Nigeria and Africa at large, and it could increase the electricity sector in Nigeria and to other countries that by in to idea.

‘’We have new technologies that can help us stand alone and generate our own electricity,’’ he said.

The organisation is a professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering with its corporate office in New York city..

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Namibian APRM Delegation Visits AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria on Peer Learning Mission

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1 day ago

November 3, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Ambassador and Chief Executive Officer of the APRM National Secretariat, Namibia, Ambassador Lineekela Mboti, has led a delegation, including officials from the APRM Continental Secretariat, on a visit to the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi, in Abuja.

The visit was aimed at gaining deeper insight into the operational structure of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Nigeria, its reporting lines, challenges, and the advantages of integrating the AUDA-NEPAD and APRM structures under a unified system.

Welcoming the delegation, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi provided an overview of Nigeria’s implementation framework, highlighting the synergy between AUDA-NEPAD and APRM in advancing governance and development outcomes.

He commended the Namibian team’s commitment to institutional learning and assured them of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria’s readiness to provide the necessary technical support and guidance to strengthen APRM operations in Namibia.

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