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Lafarge Afric Boosts Operations With 155 Trucks

Lafarge Africa  Boost Operations With 155 Trucks By Adigun Omodele & Akinola Ajibade  Lafarge Africa, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting customer growth  and Operational Excellence by allocating 155 trucks to its drivers. The aim is to encourage its logistics capabilities in the industry. This initiative underscores Lafarge Africa’s dedication to empowering customers and fostering long-term partnerships built on mutual growth and success. Speaking at the event, Lafarge's Commercial Director, Mr Babatunde Onimowo described the initiative as transformative for the company and its customers. Onimowo who was represented by the Firm's Head of Sales Babatunde Odufote said the  scheme is transformative for the organisation and its customers.  “Today marks a transformative moment in Lafarge Africa's unwavering commitment to its  customers' success. These trucks are more than just vehicles...
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National grid suffers 6th collapse in within 3 months




By Akinola Ajibade



Nigeria's electricity grid has recorded another collapse, six weeks after its crashed the power supply to 40 Megawatts ( MW).

The collapse happened 37 days after the June 13 system failure, which plunged the whole country into darkness.

News Mirror reports that the collapse, which is the sixth in the last 7 months, dipped the entire power supply nationwide to 40 megawatts.

Expecdly, the issue has caused a blackout in states across the country.

According to the distribution load profile of the incident, the national grid collapsed at around 12:23 pm on Wednesday.

Load Profile

The profile further showed that generation of 40MW from GenCos was abysmally low compared to 3,000MW generated previous day.

The cause of the system collapse is yet to be ascertained at the time of filling this report.

Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has, as usual, launched an investigation to unravel the cause.

It would be recalled that the system also Collapses on June 13, the fifth time the grid suffered a failure between January and July, 2022.

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