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Lagos Gov Sanwo-olu Under Fire Over ‘N7.5m Fragrance, N18m Christmas Chickens’

Sanwo-Olu Commissions Lagos Electricity Regulatory Board to Reform Power Sector

Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu on Monday, inaugurated the five-member Board of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), marking a major milestone in implementing the Lagos State Electricity Law 2024 and strengthening the regulatory framework for the state’s electricity market. The inauguration, held

March 10, 2026

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Each Nigerian Paid Nearly ₦19,000 to Electricity DisCos in December 2025

On average, each electricity consumer in Nigeria contributed about ₦18,860 to distribution companies (DisCos) in December 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reported Friday. DisCos billed ₦258.66 billion of the ₦309.65 billion worth of electricity supplied, achieving a billing efficiency of

March 6, 2026

News·Nigeria·Power

Nigeria Power Output Falls Below 4,000 MW Amid Gas Shortages

Electricity generation on Nigeria’s national grid has fallen sharply due to persistent gas supply shortages, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said on Thursday. Total power generation stood at 3,940.53 megawatts as of 5:00 a.m. on March 5, below expected levels as

March 5, 2026

Aba Power Unveils Own Mass Metering Programme Without Prepayment

Opinion·Power

Tinubu’s Voodoo Electricity Bills

By Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko One of the subsectors of the national economy that the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has failed to revive from its hitherto moribund status is the electricity power. Nigeria has had energy poverty as one of the severest

March 2, 2026

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Rivers Communities Celebrate Electricity After Two Decades

Residents of Etche Local Government Area in Rivers State are celebrating as electricity flows into their communities for the first time in more than 20 years. The supply comes from Aba Power electricity distribution company, based in Aba, Abia State. “My joy knows

February 23, 2026

Ajaero’s Arrest By DSS ‘A Brazen Act Of Lawlessness, Intimidation’ – NLC

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NLC Rejects Federal Government’s ₦3 Trillion Power Sector Bailout

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed plans by the federal government to grant a ₦3 trillion bailout to privately owned electricity generation companies, arguing that the move will not resolve the country’s power supply challenges. In a statement signed by its

February 20, 2026

Electricity Debt: Abuja DisCo Gives Final Disconnection Notice To 25 Govt Agencies [Full List]

News·Power·Top Stories

‘No Power, No Growth’ – Aliko Dangote Urges FG to Convene National Retreat on Electricity Crisis

President and Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to urgently convene a national retreat to resolve Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis, warning that unreliable power supply threatens the country’s industrialisation drive and economic growth. Dangote made

February 18, 2026

Power·Top Stories

Aba Power Sets Standard for Nigeria’s Electricity Distributors – Abia Regulator

Aba Power, the electricity distribution company serving parts of Abia State in south-east Nigeria, has been described by the state’s regulator as the benchmark against which other power firms across the country should be judged. The Chairman of the Abia State Electricity

February 16, 2026

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Elumelu Presses Tinubu on Power-Sector Debts

Nigerian investor Tony Elumelu on Friday urged President Bola Tinubu to fast-track the settlement of longstanding power-sector debts, warning that delayed payments are constraining electricity generation even as demand for reliable power grows across the economy. Speaking to journalists after a meeting

February 14, 2026

News·Power·Top Stories

Germany Confirms Revival of $2.3bn Siemens Power Deal Under Tinubu

Germany has confirmed that the $2.3 billion Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) with Nigeria, implemented by Siemens AG, remained largely dormant under the previous administration but has regained momentum under President Tinubu. Johannes Lehne, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in

February 13, 2026

News·Power

Aso Rock to Fully Go Off National Grid by March 2026, State House Confirms

The Aso Rock Presidential Villa is set to disconnect entirely from Nigeria’s national electricity grid by March 2026, following the completion and testing of its solar power mini-grid, the State House Permanent Secretary, Temitope Fashedemi, has disclosed. Fashedemi made the revelation while

February 12, 2026

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Sanwo-Olu Commissions Lagos Electricity Regulatory Board to Reform Power Sector

Each Nigerian Paid Nearly ₦19,000 to Electricity DisCos in December 2025

Nigeria Power Output Falls Below 4,000 MW Amid Gas Shortages

Tinubu’s Voodoo Electricity Bills

Rivers Communities Celebrate Electricity After Two Decades

NLC Rejects Federal Government’s ₦3 Trillion Power Sector Bailout

‘No Power, No Growth’ – Aliko Dangote Urges FG to Convene National Retreat on Electricity Crisis

Aba Power Sets Standard for Nigeria’s Electricity Distributors – Abia Regulator

Elumelu Presses Tinubu on Power-Sector Debts

Germany Confirms Revival of $2.3bn Siemens Power Deal Under Tinubu

Aso Rock to Fully Go Off National Grid by March 2026, State House Confirms

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