Senate confirms Joseph Tegbe as new power minister
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power after he successfully passed his screening during plenary. According to…
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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 Minister of Power, following the resignation of…
NERC shifts billing, metering disputes to states electricity agencies
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has instructed electricity consumers in states that now have their own electricity regulators to direct complaints on…
Tinubu blames privatization for current power sector crisis
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria is currently on the right path notwithstanding the persistent challenges facing the power sector.…
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 the increasing number of fire incidents linked…
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 a 10-year debt restructuring framework for the…
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 remains unavailable, according to the latest data…
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 million to Nigeria for electricity supplied in…
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 Eko and Kano topping the fatality chart…
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 of N418.79bn in the fourth quarter of…
NERC sets December deadline to slash power transmission losses
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has introduced new regulations aimed at reducing electricity transmission losses and improving transparency across the national grid.…
Power generation rises to 4,300MW on improved gas supply — FG
The Federal Government has reported an improvement in electricity generation, rising from 3,951 megawatts on March 28 to 4,300MW as of April…