Nigeria has a population of more than 196 million, with an estimated 85 million people lacking access to electricity
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its implementing agency, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), today (Thursday) commissions a 334-kilowatts (KWs) solar hybrid mini-grid power plant in Shimankar, an agrarian settlement on the banks of River Shimankar, Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau
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Stephen Onyekwelu
Stephen Onyekwelu is BusinessDay’s Strategy & Enterprise Delivery Executive, specialising in turning editorial vision into enterprise outcomes. A former Online News Editor and lead of the Go Local initiative (print, podcast & BDTV in partnership with Providus Bank), he blends investigative storytelling with platform strategy, conference design, and cross-functional delivery.