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Tayo Olanipekun Deceived by the prospect of earning over 600 Dinars monthly in Libya while transiting to Europe, a Nigerian based in Italy has likened her journey through the Mediterranean sea to a death wish. Sarah (surname withheld), who is now part of a group using photography for advocacy and social activism, spoke with National Wire on the sidelines of …

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—Vendors Need About N7bn Funding Amidst Regulatory Void Tayo Olanipekun Solar and hybrid electricity will provide the country with about 24 megawatts of power through off grid and mini grid this year, it has been revealed through the USAID/Power Africa-funded Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP). This is in addition to the roughly nine megawatts hours of electricity supplied …

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The Lumos service is combining the power of the sun and your MTN mobile phone to bring a new type of power to Nigeria The complex dilemma of how to power Nigeria dominates politics and economics, yet hundreds of thousands of people are discovering the answer is to literally take power into their own hands. This week, the Lumos (www.Lumos-Global.com) …

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Off- grid solar will bring basic electricity services to almost 70 million more people in Asia and sub Saharan Africa A new report has confirmed that Solar is now the fastest growing energy source in the world, and is making a major impact in Africa. The International Energy Agency’s 2017 report (http://APO.af/inLXNs) on renewables forecasts that off-grid solar capacity in Africa …

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The people behind one of the fastest growing off-grid solar companies in Africa have said that the mobile solar revolution will transform Nigeria’s small-business economy. Access to power is a major constraint for Nigeria’s SMEs, and thousands are now using the Lumos Mobile Electricity service (www.Lumos-Global.com), which provides customers with reliable, clean, affordable solar electricity. Lumos Nigeria CEO Yuri Tsitrinbaum …

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