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NETAP is the Nigerian component of the north core transmission project which will connect Nigeria, Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso on 330kV DC line. It is to support the supply and installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management Systems (SCADA/EMS) and consultancies that will support PPP projects in TCN in the future.
On November 1, 2013, the Federal Government of Nigeria officially handed over the plant to Transcorp Ughelli Power Limited. [15] Trancorp in 2023 purchased 60% stake in the Abuja Electronic Distribution Company (AEDC), [16] thereby consolidating its hold in Nigeria's Power sector. The move was made by a consortium, of which was led by Transcorp ...
Nigerian militants have also threatened to attack Chinese workers and projects in the Niger Delta. [10] In 2010, trade between the two countries was worth US$7.8 billion. [26] In 2011, Nigeria was the 4th largest trading partner of China in Africa and in the first 8 months of 2012, it was the 3rd. [27]
The Nigerian government and ambassador to the U.S. openly criticised the U.S.'s decision, in mid-2014, to block the sale of American-made Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria from Israel due to concerns about human rights abuses – the Nigerian ambassador accused Washington of obstructing counterterrorist efforts. [126]
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...
The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is divided into six geopolitical zones, commonly just called zones. They are a type of administrative division grouping the country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha. Nigerian economic, political, and educational resources are often shared ...
Nigeria on Monday charged 10 people with treason and conspiring to incite the military to mutiny following last month's nationwide demonstrations that saw thousands take to the streets to protest ...
In 1968, a small group led by E. Bussey Etienam broke away to form the Nigerian Federation of Labour. [4] In 1978, the union merged with the ULC and the smaller Labour Unity Front and Nigeria Workers' Council, to form the Nigeria Labour Congress. [5]