Tag: Generators

Police to spend N6.2bn on fuelling generators, vehicles in 2025

Aminu Imam
Katsina police nab Village Head

A review of the proposed 2025 Budget has shown that the Nigeria Police in different Commands plans to spend ₦6.2billion on fuelling generators and vehicles. According to the proposed budget document, motor vehicles fuel cost is estimated at ₦5.7 billion, while plant/generator fuel cost is expected to cost ₦511.6 million. The development comes amid the present fuel cost, which is around or over ₦1,000 per litre, depending on location, as of the time of this report. A scrutiny of the document revealed that a litre of fuel sells for ₦1,000,…

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‘Nigerians’ annual spending on fuelling, servicing of generators hits N16.5tr’ – Minister

Aminu Imam
Power Minister

The annual spending by Nigerians on self-generated electricity, particularly fuelling and servicing of generators has hit N16.5 trillion. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who declared this to delegates in a speech at the  the on-going Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) ‘Energy Week conference’ in Abuja, declared that this figure was a result of a research carried out for the year 2023. Although Adelabu did not give further details on the research, he maintained that the money covered spending on fuelling and service of generators. He advocated up-scaled investments in grid…

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