Power supply: Relief as Nigerian govt begins moving electricity equipment stranded at ports for over 10 years

Relief is on the way for electricity consumers across Nigeria as power equipment that had been lying idle at the nation's ports begins moving towards deployment to the national grid. Acting on the directive of President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Ministry of Power has facilitated the clearance of 44 containers from Apapa Port out of more than 300 containers of stranded electrical equipment, some of which have been held since 2014. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, announced the approval after the last Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He said the President directed the Ministry to work closely with the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigerian Ports Authority to resolve the issues t...