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…
BPE clears air on recent restructuring of some DISCOs
July 8, 2022 …Reiterates govt’s committed to ensuring optimal performance the sector The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), says it is necessary to dispel the controversy concerning the recent restructuring…
Tariff hike: Electricity consumer group kicks against planned increment, to monitor October bills
Sept. 6, 2021 The All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum (AECPF) says it will monitor the bills of customers for the month of October to ensure that there is no increment…
NERC says 1.09m customers metered by DisCOs
July 14, 2021 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says 1,092,399 customers have been metered by electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) under the Meter Assets Provider (MAP) scheme and the National…
FG not thinking of privatising TCN – BPE
July 12, 2021 Mr Yunana Malo, Director, Energy Department, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says there is no plan to privatise the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). He said, at…