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Group seeks partnership with government, experts on power transmission
Group seeks partnership with government, experts on power transmission
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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Fish Programme Estate To Be Ready For Commissioning As FGSHLB Affirms Completion Of 116 Housing Units
Joel Ajayi
The Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB), Mr. Ibrahim Mairiga has announced that the 116 housing units of two-bedroom bungalows at FISH Programme Estate in Gwagwalada are almost complete and will be ready for commissioning
The ES stated this in the course of a site inspection of the Estate by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Mr. Mairiga confirmed that all necessary arrangements are being put in place in preparation for the commissioning. He assured that any remaining issues will be resolved before the proposed date.
Dr. Yemi-Esan, impressed by the progress, commended the FGSHLB for the development of the estate. She reiterated that the FISH Estate is specifically designed for core civil servants and expressed her intention to make the commissioning a highlight of this Year’s 2024 Civil Service Week in June 2024.
The HoSF also urged the Federal Ministries of Works, Power, and Water Resources to expedite action on their provision for internal roads, electricity, and water networks to meet the proposed commissioning date to ensure that the successful off-takers enter their houses without hassle.
The HoSF was conducted around the estate by the Executive Secretary of the Board and was accompanied by the Permanent Secretaries for Power (Mr. Mahmuda Mamman), Water Resources (Mr. Shehu Aliyu Shinkafi) and Works (Dr. Yakubu Kofar-Mata).
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