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FEC approves N6.2bn for power projects
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N6.2 billion for execution of various power projects across the country.
Minister of Power Sale Mamman disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Mamman, contracts approved include those for procurement of transformers and vital spare parts for maintenance of power transmission equipment.
He said: “The Federal Executive Council today approved six memos for the Ministry of Power.
“The first one is for award of contract for design, manufacturing and supply of critical spare parts for transformers, in the sum of N298, 339, 887.04.
Distribution of CBN’s free prepaid meters starts soon -FG
Stephen Angbulu, Abuja
Published 5 May 2021
The Federal Government on Wednesday said the distribution of the four million free electricity prepaid meters promised by the Central Bank of Nigeria would soon commence across the country.
The Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, disclosed this while answering questions from State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that the CBN had promised to augment the government’s effort to distribute free prepaid meters with additional four million pieces.
FG to begin second phase distribution of 4m free pre-paid electricity meters
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it will soon begin the second phase distribution of four million pre-paid electricity meters free to Nigerians.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had promised to make available four million pre-paid electricity meters aside from the one million the government earlier provided which were being distributed nationwide.
This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, at its 44th virtual meeting approved sums worth more than $8.29 million as well as N3 billion for the execution of various electricity projects in the country.
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