FG releases N12.7bn to provide smart meters in barracks
March 18, 2024 The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has released N12.7 billion to provide meters in Army barracks across the country. The amount is…
Power Sector: FG committed to settling over N3 trillion inherited debt
Feb. 15, 2024 The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is committed to settling more than three trillion Naira debt it inherited in the power sector….
Arbitrary electricity billing: FCCPC backs NERC over sanction of DisCos
Feb. 12, 2024 The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has backed actions of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) against 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). NERC as part…
Power outages: FG may hand over DISCOs to state governments – Minister
Nigeria government is considering handing over its stake in 11 power utilities to state governments to improve oversight and address the country’s chronic power shortages, the minister of power said…
Reps summon CBN, DISCOs, contractors over alleged misuse of $321m loans for electricity projects
Nov. 3, 2023 The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in connection with alleged mismanagement of…
WorldStage Economic Summit 2023 set for National Dialogue on Electricity
As stakeholders in the Nigerian economy take stock of the recently signed Nigeria Electricity Act 2023 by President Bola Tinubu with the hope that it will address the multifarious challenges…
Electricity: NERC to conduct hearing as Discos apply for rate Review
July 14, 2023 …Calls for public participation The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that 11 successor Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have filed an application for rate review. According…
FEC approves multi-million naira power projects in Daura, others
May 25, 2023 The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has disclosed that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved multi billion naira contracts to boost power supply in Daura, Katsina…
Electricity: 11.69m estimated billing customers recorded in Q1-Q2 2022 – NBS
September 20, 2022 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the number of estimated billing customers in the country stood at 5.84 million in Q1 2022 and 5.85 million in…
NUEE demands full renationalisation of the power sector, opposes planned privatisation of TCN
September 8, 2022 The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, South West zone, has called for total reversal of the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector. Mr. Modupeoluwa Akinola, the Assistant…