Electricity: FCCPC, NERC, states push for unified consumer protection
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned that Nigeria’s emerging state electricity markets could face investment challenges if different regulatory…
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Ibom Power loses 11 months output over ₦15.7bn FG debt, gas shortage
Ibom Power Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s first independent state-owned power plants, lost nearly a full year of electricity generation in 2025/2026…
Nigeria’s electricity transmission losses hit ₦2.61bn in Q1
Nigeria’s electricity transmission losses cost the power sector an estimated ₦2.61bn in the first quarter of 2026 after the Transmission Company of…
Grid faults, flood plunge parts of Lagos, Osun into darkness
Parts of Lagos and Osun states have been plunged into blackouts following separate disruptions to electricity infrastructure. The outages were caused by…
Zimbabwe restores power after nationwide grid collapse
Zimbabwe has restored electricity to most parts of the country following a nationwide power outage caused by the collapse of its national…
Togo, Benin, Niger owe Nigeria $12.66m electricity debt — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that Togo, Republic of Benin and Niger Republic failed to pay $12.66 million electricity bill…
Cuba suffers nationwide blackout amid deepening energy crisis
Cuba was hit by a nationwide power outage on Monday after the country’s national electricity grid collapsed, adding to an energy crisis…
FG spends ₦358.32bn on electricity subsidy in Q1
The Federal Government incurred an electricity tariff subsidy obligation of N358.32 billion in the first quarter of 2026 as it continued to…
Mini-grids can de-risk Nigeria’s power sector — REA boss
Mini-grids are no longer just household rural electrification projects, they now represent a highly viable commercial model for electricity delivery capable of…
TCN transfers Gwagwalada control centre extension to NISO
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance electricity grid management in Nigeria, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has formally handed over the…
DisCos earn N801.16bn despite months of power outages
Electricity distribution companies collected a total of N801.16bn from consumers between January and April 2026 despite persistent power outages and supply constraints…
Nigeria’s electricity consumers rose to 12.16 million In Q4 2025
The number of electricity consumers in Nigeria increased to 12.16 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest Electricity…