Alleged N1.2bn fraud: Tinubu suspends Rural Electrification Agency MD, 3 Directors

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, alongside three Executive Directors of the Agency, indefinitely. In an issued statement, signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, the State House revealed that “this followed new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency”. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu suspends Rural Electrification Agency managing director and team from office’. Aside from Salihijo, the President also suspended the Executive Director,…

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Nigeria Electrification Project: REA holds webinar with Project Developers on Solar Power Naija’s N5m connections programme

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) yesterday held a technical workhop with Mini-Grid Developers, Solar Home Systems’ Distributors and the general public on the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) and Solar Power Naija ‘N5 million Connections Programme’ of the Federal Government. According to a press statement issued yesterday by the NEP’sCommunications Specialist, Ahmed Abubakar, the objective of the technical workshop was to senisitise sector stakeholders on the NEP and Solar Power Naija, with the aim to increase private-sector participation and explore areas of partnerships. The REA is the Implementing Agency of the…

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REA commissions 100KW solar power plant in Ebonyi community

Federal Government, through its agency, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), yesterday commissioned a 100KW solar hybrid mini grid power plant in Eka Awoke Community, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to the REA, the completed project is one of twelve solar mini grids under the Rural Electrification Fund – Call 1 programme that will provide clean, safe, affordable and reliable electricity for the community members. REA Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, emphasised the agency’s commitment to electrifying rural communities. He said: “I am delighted to announce that…

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