FG inaugurates ‘Light Up Nigeria’ project

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a special power initiative tagged ‘Light Up Nigeria’ project aimed at providing renewable electricity to all parts of Nigeria.

Chinedu Nebo, the minister of power, who inaugurated the project at Durumi near Mpape, Abuja said the project was part of the transformation agenda for the power sector.

“We are here today to inaugurate a special initiative of the Federal Ministry of Power called ‘Operation light up rural Nigeria’.

“This is part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda for the sector which is aimed at taking light to every part of Nigeria, including the remotest villages”, Nebo said.

He explained that the project, which is in partnership with some foreign firms, Philips and Snieder of Netherlands and Germany, was aimed at providing 24 hours solar powered energy to all parts of the country.