The Federal Government of Nigeria will need to come up with the sum of N3.2trn in 2024 to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariff, the Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sanusi Garba said in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Power, Garba Read More
“Review of tariff is actually legal once it is within the exclusive responsibility of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The Act actually provides for review twice in a year, every six months.”
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Electric cars are a key part of Europe’s green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone. Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in “zero emission” […]
Electric cars are a key part of Europe's green transition plans but the road ahead remains littered with obstacles with 10 years to go before a crucial milestone.Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in zero emission vehicles have stalled in the region in recent months.The market share for electric cars has shrunk from 14.16 percent last year to 12 percent or less since the start of this year, a drop...
NIGERIANS are searching for answers on how to cope with the projected higher cost-of-living nearly a week after the Federal Government commenced the phased removal of electricity subsidies. In an abrupt move on April 3, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission cancelled subsidies from Band A customers or those enjoying 20 hours of supply daily. As Read More
There have been a lot of negative stories in the press lately about cultivated meat. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potentially to dramatically reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions, pandemic risk, and the suffering we inflict on animals. Conservative states are trying to ban the More
A hazmat cleanup is finally over in Petaluma after an electric car crash.
The House of Representatives will intervene in the recent increase in electricity tariffs by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission upon its resumption on April 23, 2024, Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu has said. Speaking virtually on the special edition of “Ben Kalu’s Mandate”, a call-in radio programme of FLO FM, Umuahia, Abia State, on Monday, the Read More
US private equity investors have bought the site of what had been hoped would become Britain’s first electric car battery gigafactory in a blow to Britain’s net zero ambitions.]]>
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pressed his case on Monday for an open and fair European market for Chinese cars but warned against dumping, overproduction and intellectual property infringements as he spoke to a group of students in Shanghai. Scholz, together with three ministers and several leading German executives, is on a visit to China that is being watched for signs on how Europe will calibrate its response to what it believes is Chinese goods being dumped on its market. “At some point...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuted a Reuters report claiming that his automobile company is scrapping plans for a £19792.63 ($25,000) electric vehicle. The 52-year-old billionaire accused the outlet of "lying."Reuters, citing three anonymous sources, reported that Tesla had abandoned its project for a low-cost electric car, codenamed Model 2. The Reuters folks, who claim to have reviewed internal Tesla documents, suggest the project is dead.Responding to the report via an X post, Musk wrote: "Reuters...