92 million Nigerians lack access to electricity – Report
Nigeria has the lowest access to electricity globally, with about 92 million persons out of the country’s 200 million population lacking access…
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FG suspends N500bn electricity subsidy, tariff surge by 58%
Findings have shown that electricity tariffs increased by 58 per cent after the Federal Government yanked off a yearly subsidy of N500bn…
FG trains Egyptian, Ghanaian electricity workers
The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria, an agency of the Federal Government, has been contracted to train employees of the Egyptian…
No increment in electricity tariffs – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has clarified that reviews do not automatically translate into an increase in electricity tariffs. The electricity…
FG hikes electricity tariff, consumers condemn power sector privatisation
The Federal Government through its Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday officially released different documents indicating the approved power tariff increase payable…
Power firms owe banks N861.14bn amid electricity crisis
THE debt owed to Nigerian banks by operators in the power sector rose by 12.83 per cent in one year to N861.14bn…
Blackout hits CBN, army headquarters, others
The headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian Army as well as the Federal Ministry of Finance, among others, suffered…
Discos reject 2,495.3MW in one week – Report
A total of 2,495.3 megawatts of electricity was not utilised nor distributed by power distribution companies in one week, despite the demand…
National grid collapsed twice to 10MW, 33MW last week – FG report
The collapse of Nigeria’s electricity grid actually occurred twice – on Friday and Saturday last week despite concerted efforts to stabilise the…
Grid collapse: Group demands audit of power sector under Buhari
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, said it is disturbing that under the watch of the…
Blackout as national grid collapse third time in one month
The national electricity grid collapsed again on Friday evening, making it the third time the grid had collapsed within the space of…