FG Has No Plan To Increase Electricity Tariffs, Says Power Minister
THE Federal Government says it has no plans to increase electricity tariffs in the country, dismissing reports suggesting that it was preparing to.
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Fresh Protests Erupt In Gambia In Anger At Power Cuts
THOUSANDS of people staged fresh protests near the Gambian capital overnight Wednesday to Thursday over gruelling power cuts, with police tear-gassing demonstrators at.
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Blackout: How Nigerian Manufacturers Spent N1.34trn On Alternative Electricity In 12 Months
NIGERIAN manufacturers spent N1.34tn on alternative electricity sources in 2025, as persistent power outages forced factories to rely on diesel generators, gas, LPFO.
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Togo, Niger, Benin Owe Nigeria $11.16m For Electricity Supplied In 2025 – NERC
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Togo, Niger and Benin owe Nigeria $11.16 million for electricity supplied by electricity generation companies (GenCos).
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Nigeria’s Power Grid Is Broken – By Boma West
A CLIP circulating across Nigerian social media captured something many citizens have long suspected but rarely heard spoken aloud by those in authority..
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FG Announces Boost In Power Supply After Repair Of Vandalised Gas Pipeline
THE Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has announced a “notable” improvement in power generation following the repair and restoration of the vandalised Lagos-Escravos.
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Why Benin Republic Gets Nigerian Electricity Despite Our Shortfall – Energy Commission DG
DESPITE ongoing electricity shortages affecting millions of Nigerians, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) says supplying power to neighbouring countries such as Benin.
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Power Sector Revenue Drops As Nigerians Owe ₦70.25 Billion In May
ELECTRICITY users across Nigeria failed to pay over ₦70.25 billion for power consumed in May 2025, according to the latest commercial performance report.
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Maintenance: Electricity Will Be Restored Daily At 5pm, Discos Assure Lagosians
THE Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Sunday Oduntan, has assured Lagos residents that electricity will be restored.
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What Can Nigeria Learn From China’s Electricity Revolution? – By Dr Dakuku Peterside
THE moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the train’s traction power.
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Nigeria Loses $25bn Annually Due To Lack Of Electricity – REA MD
NIGERIA loses an estimated $25 billion every year due to the lack of electricity and related infrastructure, the managing director of the Rural.
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ABU, Nsukka, OAU, Five Other Universities Benefit From FG’s 24-Hour Electricity Agreement
THE Federal Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) under the Federal Government’s Energising.
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Nigeria Hits Record 5,543MW Power Generation Twice In 48 Hours
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a major milestone in the nation’s power sector, revealing that Nigeria has achieved a new peak.
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Electricity Customers To Pay Over N200,000 For Meter Tempering
ELECTRICITY customers in Nigeria will now pay over N200,000 for tempering with their meters and over N300,000 in subsequent offences as the Nigerian.
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Federal Government Plans To Subsidise Electricity With N2.3trn In 2025
THE Federal Government may spend N2.36tn on electricity subsidies for low-income consumers in 2025, a figure that comes amid plans to implement a.
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Expect Increase In Electricity Tariffs Within Months, FG Tells Nigerians
THE Federal Government says Nigerians should brace up for fresh electricity tariffs in months. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Energy, Olu Verheijen,.
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We Spent Over N9bn To Restore Vandalised Electricity Facilities In Kaduna – Minister Of Power
MINISTER of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has decried the increasing cases of infrastructure vandalism across the country, stating that the federal government spent over.
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Minister Blames Vandalism As Govt Fails To Meet 6,000MW Electricity Target
THE Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that the increasing incidents of vandalism targeting critical power transmission equipment hindered the achievement of.
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Federal Government Incurs N633bn Electricity Subsidy In Q1 2024
THE Federal Government paid over ₦633.30bn on electricity subsidy in the first quarter of 2024, findings have shown. According to the Nigerian Electricity.
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Stop Electricity Subsidy Now, IMF Tells President Tinubu
THE International Monetary Fund has warned the President Bola Tinubu to remove what it called implicit fuel and electricity subsidies. In a report.