Tag: Aso Villa

₦40tr bleed: Nigeria’s power crisis deepens, as Aso Villa goes solar

Aminu Imam
9ja power crisis deepens

Nigeria’s deepening electricity crisis has come under renewed scrutiny, with fresh revelations that the country loses an estimated ₦40 trillion annually to unreliable power supply, even as national grid output struggles below 4,000 megawatts (MWs) and the Presidential Villa turns to solar energy for stability. A report by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) paints a grim picture of the sector’s economic toll, estimating losses at about $29 billion (₦40.1 trillion) each year due to chronic outages. The agency warned that erratic electricity supply continues to stifle economic growth, weaken…

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Retired police officers plan protest at Aso Villa

Aminu Imam
Police officers plan protest

The Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) has announced plans to stage a peaceful protest at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday next week, if the Bill to exit the Nigeria Police from the CPS remains unsigned by the deadline. Chairman of Kaduna State Chapter, retired Chief Superintendent of Police Mannir M. Lawal (Zaria), and the retired Assistant Superintendent of Police Ɗanlami Maigamo, stated this in a press statement jointly signed and made available to VoL in Kaduna. According to the statement, this follows the outcome…

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‘Aso Villa to exit national grid by March’ – State House 

Aminu Imam
Aso Villa national grid

The Presidential Villa in Abuja is set to fully disconnect from the national power grid by March 2026, as the Federal Government finalises its solar mini-grid initiative at the seat of power. The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Temitope Fashedemi, disclosed on Wednesday, during the 2026 Budget defence session before the Senate Committee on Special Duties at the 10th National Assembly. He explained that installation of the solar infrastructure was completed in late 2025 and has since been undergoing testing and technical assessments. Fashedemi expressed optimism that the Villa…

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Seat of Power: “Non-virile leadership create Villa cabals” – LND Convener, Umar Arɗo

Aminu Imam
LND on Villa cabals

Convener of the League of Northern Democrats (LND) and a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has traced the emergence of cabals in Nigeria’s seat of power to the post-Obasanjo era. Speaking on the public perception  of a ‘cabal’ in the Presidential Villa, during  LibertyTV flagship show, PoliticsNOW,  Dr. Arɗo said at the time he served the Government during the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo there was no existence of any so-called cabal, but said it was because, “the president (Obasanjo)…

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Buhari meets NASS leadership at Aso Villa over ENDSARS protests

Ishaku Yohanna
Lawan and Gbajabiamila

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed door with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila represented the leadership of NASS at the meeting which was presided over the president. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Senate President said the meeting specifically deliberated on how best to address the ongoing ENDSARS demonstrations being witnessed in some parts…

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DSS arrests ex-Aso Villa staff for alleged 50,000 scam

Ishaku Yohanna

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a former staff in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mohammed Momoh, for alleged $50,000 fraud. The DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, who paraded Momoh before journalists at the agencys office in Abuja, said the suspect posed as an aide to the Chief of Staff to the President to defraud one Benson Agiobu of $50,000. According to him, Momoh requested the money to secure an appointment for Agiobu as the special adviser to the president on oil and gas. He added…

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