Category: Electricity

Tegbe denies fixing power grid crisis in three months

The Minister-designate for Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has denied reports claiming he promised to fix...

MainPower restores Enugu power after rainstorm cuts 12 communities

MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited says it has begun the repair of feeders affected by a...

Senate confirms Joseph Tegbe as new power minister

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power after he successfully...

Tinubu seeks senate approval for Joseph Tegbe as power minister

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of Joseph Tegbe as...

NERC shifts billing, metering disputes to states electricity agencies

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has instructed electricity consumers in states that now have their...

Tinubu blames privatization for current power sector crisis

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria is currently on the right path notwithstanding...

NEMSA alerts Nigerians on fire risks from poor solar installations

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, has raised the alarm over...

Reps to approve debt relief for Kano, Jos, Ikeja DisCos

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has resolved to approve financial relief measures and...

Nigeria’s electricity crisis persists as installed capacity lies dormant

Nigerians continue to face electricity shortages as about 9,536 megawatts of installed power generation capacity...

Benin, Togo, Niger owe Nigeria $9.55m for electricity supply

Three West African nations, Benin, Togo and Niger have failed to remit a combined $9.55...

Eko, Kano DisCos record highest power sector fatalities in Q4 2025

Electricity distribution companies recorded all power sector accidents in the fourth quarter of 2025, with...

FG pays ₦418.79bn power subsidy as sector losses exceed ₦300bn

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has disclosed that the Federal Government incurred a subsidy obligation...