NDPHC don start work to end 15-year blackout for Rigasa, Kaduna
- Di Niger Delta Power Holding Company don begin build lines and one substation for Rigasa, Igabi LGA of Kaduna State.
- Kaduna deputy governor, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, do di groundbreaking on Friday for Governor Uba Sani.
- Residents and businesses for di community don pass 15 years without steady electricity, according to di company.
Residents of Rigasa for Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State fit soon see steady electricity again after 15 years without am. Di Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) don start work on di infrastructure wey dem go use restore supply to di community.
Di company announce di project for one statement wey dia General Manager, Corporate Communication and External Relations, Nazo Agim, issue. Di groundbreaking hold on Friday, 23 October 2026.
Kaduna State Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe do di ceremony on behalf of Governor Uba Sani. She call di intervention life-saving, say e go finally solve di area long power problem.
Wetin dem dey build
Di work cover one 7.5MVA, 33/11kV injection substation, one 2km 11kV line and one 1.5km 33kV line. Together, di company talk say, dem go make distribution strong and improve supply to homes and businesses for Rigasa.
NDPHC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Jennifer Adighije talk say di company still dey committed to end di community electricity crisis. She talk through di Executive Director, Networks, Engr. Bello Babayo Bello.
Adighije note say NDPHC main work na to generate power, but e also dey step into transmission and distribution where gaps dey critical. She talk say di Rigasa project na worthwhile investment wey suppose ease hardship and show wetin targeted infrastructure fit do for underserved areas.
Na di Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG) facilitate di project. Dia convener, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, push di community case to NDPHC management until di company agree to take am on, according to di statement.
NDPHC Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon thank di Kaduna State Government and di community for dia cooperation. Di District Head of Rigasa, Hakimi Arc. Mohammed Aminu Idris, also praise di company for extending electricity access to di area.
Others wey dey di ceremony include Senator Shehu Sani; di Managing Director and CEO of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Dr Umar Abubakar Hashidu; NDPHC General Manager, Distribution, Engr. Dahiru Muritala Mohammed, wey im department dey handle di project; and Atoyebi.
Why e matter
Fifteen years without reliable power mean say many small businesses for Rigasa don dey run generators or close early. Tailors, welders, barbers and frozen-food sellers dey spend heavy on fuel, and students dey struggle to study for night.
Steady supply go cut those costs and fit help businesses stay open longer. E go also make life easier for households wey currently dey pay for fuel or candles.
Di sources no talk how much di project go cost or when dem expect to complete am. NDPHC talk say di work na part of im push to close distribution gaps and support better living standards for underserved communities across di country.
