The Federal Government says it has begun the recruitment of 500 qualified engineers for the effective running of the nation's 10 new power plants.
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Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti made this known to State House correspondents after a meeting of the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo in Abuja on Friday.
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Fayemi, who is also a member of the board, said the exercise was meant to address the critical challenge of lack of skilled manpower in the nation's power sector..He said that lack of skilled manpower was threatening the smooth take off and operations of the new power plants built across the country.
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"We also looked at the National Power Training Institute (NAPTI), all of these plants are coming on stream and we are excited about them.
Whatever will improve electricity in this country should be done for Nigeria to be a better place. I just HATE PHCN.