Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Babtunde Fashola, has said that the federal government is ready to invest up to $150 million in rural electrification projects.
Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would reintroduce the use of weigh bridges on the nation’s highways. A Weigh bridge is a weighing machine for vehicles.
Stakeholders in the energy industry are unanimous in their agreement that power supply in the country could only improve if consumers were sensitised on the need to conserve energy.
The federal government has said that it hopes to conclude the Badagry deep seaport by 2021.
Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing the media alongside two other ministers at the state house after the weekly Federal Executive Council Meeting.
The Federal High Court Ikoyi has ruled that the 45 per cent tariff increase by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, was illegal and should be reversed immediately.
