Nigeria don start to build a new National Control Centre for di Independent System Operator for Osogbo, Osun State, to replace one facility wey don old reach 64 years and to make di monitoring, management and security of Naija electricity grid strong.

Di groundbreaking ceremony happen on Wednesday by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, wey him Special Adviser on Legal and Compliance Matters, Alhaji Bashir Maidugu, represent, with di Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, dey there.

According to one statement wey di minister Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Adeola Labzy, issue, di project na part of government effort to solve di weaknesses for electricity supply and to make di national grid more reliable.

Di statement read, "Di Federal Government don start to build a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for di Nigerian Independent System Operator for Osogbo, Osun State, to replace one 64-year-old facility wey no dey meet di demands of running Naija grid again."

Speaking through him representative, Shettima talk say reliable electricity na di main thing for President Bola Tinubu Renewed Hope Agenda, and he stress say power supply still very important for economic growth, industrial productivity and social development.

He talk say electricity dey help manufacturers to plan production, small businesses to operate with confidence and hospitals and schools to work well, while e dey create jobs and open more economic opportunities.

Di Vice-President describe di National Control Centre as one critical part of grid reliability, talk say Naija need modern infrastructure to manage him electricity system wey dey connect more and more.

He talk say di country no fit continue to dey run modern grid with old equipment and systems.

Shettima talk say di new ultra-modern control centre, when dem finish am and e start to work, go enable Naija to maintain di security of him domestic grid while e dey participate well for interconnected regional system.