Deconstructing the Features of Nigerian Engineers and Technicians, by Umar Farouk Ahmad   Many people, especially in Nigeria don't know what the word 'Engineer' connotes. I'm sorry to say but including some in the engineering field. Based on what I observed, it's not that people don't understand...

Diesel hike and its impact on Nigeria's Telcom Industry, by Umar Farouk Ahmad   Nigeria is currently selling diesel at N850/liter ($1.616) which is above the average price of diesel per liter ($1.4) sold across the world. Despite Nigeria being the 14th country in the world with...

Solar Power - The Portent Solution to Nigeria's Energy Crisis, by Umar Farouk Ahmad   “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature's inexhaustible sources of energy – sun, wind and tide.… I’d put...

Wanted: 'Smart Grid' As Panacea For Incessant Grid Collapse, by Umar Farouk Ahmad Since its inception in 1886 (the time when electricity was first generated in the country), Nigeria has been mourning from national grid collapse. According to a Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) data, the...

Partial Grid Collapse and Nigeria's Worsening Power Crisis, by Umar Farouk Ahmad   On April 8, 2022, the national electricity grid suffered a system collapse. And it happened not once, but twice in a spate of three hours. Authorities of the Power Ministry attributed the incident to...