Power supply: Nigerian government begins moving electricity equipment stranded at ports for over 10 years

On President Bola Tinubu’s directive, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Power has cleared 44 containers of electrical equipment from Apapa Port, out of more than 300 containers stranded there, some since 2014. Minister Joseph Tegbe said technical experts will inspect the equipment, send serviceable items to ongoing power projects and dispose of the rest appropriately. The Nigeria Customs Service and Nigerian Ports Authority were instructed to reconcile outstanding charges and end the delays. Separately, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company recovered 110 containers and 216 packages, saving more than ₦30 billion and unlocking about 470 megawatts for the national grid.