Poor electricity supply is one of Nigeria’s greatest headaches and the government is seeking for help across the Mediterranean.
The other day, it was the World Bank that approved 175 billion naira for electricity generation in Nigeria.
The international lender also donated 107 billion naira for rural electrification in the country in December 2017.
This time, help is coming from Europe in the form of collaboration between Germany and European Union.
The target is to increase power generation in Nigeria by 500 megawatts (MW) through renewable energy to serve 100,000 people.
According to Iner Hommers who is the Programme Head at Nigerian Energy Support Programmme, NESP 33 million Euros had been earmarked to execute the project which is the second phase of NESP.
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She said the EU would provide 20 million Euros in the programme while the German government through, its federal ministry of economic cooperation and development, would give 13 million Euros to support it.
“The programme will ensure as part of its schedule that up to 500MW of solar photovoltaic electricity would be procured and generated to serve about 100,000 people.
“It will also provide support to renewable energy operators to scale up their electricity provision,” she said.
Abuja – The United States and others on Friday, condemned the killing of three Nigerian aid workers in a Boko Haram attack on a military installation in Borno. The U.S. Embassy in a statement in Abuja pledged its support to Nigerians, ‘’as they bravely work to ensure their nation’s security.’’ “We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to every family whose loved ones have been affected by this and other terrorist acts. “We voice our heartfelt solidarity with all those humanitarian workers who work every day to help Nigerians affected by the ongoing insurgency. US also expressed sympathy for ‘’all those security forces and Nigerian citizens working together to end this terrorist violence,’’ the Embassy said. The Embassy said that the U.S. remained firmly committed to ensuring humanitarian workers were protected and able to do their lifesaving work. In the same vein, the Coordinator, UN Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Nigeria, Edward Kallon also c...
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