The Presidency has earmarked N274.7 million for electricity and another N65 million on animals in this year’s budget. A breakdown of the federal estimates for 2019,...
Electricity generation companies (Gencos) have accused the Nigerian Government of taking power from them and selling to countries in the West African region under the West...
Obiageli Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has promised to provide 24-hour power supply if voted into office in 2019. In a...
The controversy surrounding the power sector in the country on Tuesday took a new dimension as investors in the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) threatened to quit...
The Electricity Distribution Companies in the country said the problem of epileptic power supply in the country may not end in the next five years if...
Indications have emerged that there might be a significant reduction in the supply of power to electricity consumers in the country as electricity generated into the...
An investigation by THISDAY on the geographical spread of Nigeria’s electricity generation sources has shown that out of the 36 states in the country and the...
The Federal Government on Thursday directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to revert to the former situation where power consumers were allowed to purchase meters...
The much famed N701.9 billion Payment Assurance Fund (PAF) meant to provide more liquidity for Generation Companies (GenCos) to pay for gas and increase electricity supply,...
Until electricity consumers settle an outstanding N80.6 billion debts owed the 11 power distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria, there may be no end to irregular power...
The power distribution companies may have carried out their threat to embark on massive disconnection of all government ministries, agencies and department owing them electricity bill....
It appears there is gradual improvement and stabilisation in Nigeria electricity generation as Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, wheeled out about 4,009 megawatts of...
Barring last minute changes, Nigeria’s debt profile will rise further by November 2016, as it has concluded plans to obtain a N13.5bn loan-facility from France for...
Electricity consumers in Nigeria may be in for another bout of darkness as the generating companies (Gencos) announced shutting down of some of their plants as...
A gateman was on Tuesday electrocuted at the River Valley Estate, Ojudu- Berger, Lagos. The unnamed guard reportedly resumed work on Monday only to be electrocuted...
Electricity consumers, hoping to have pre-paid meters for their homes and offices may have to wait longer. Reason; meter manufacturers are yet to source $400 million...
The government-backed N50 billion take-off loans to the private firms that emerged as distribution companies (Discos) and generating companies (Gencos) for the power sector, is on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria is working hard to resolve the epileptic power issues facing the country. He said the resources are available, noting,...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged Nigerian policy makers to evolve faster steps towards achieving sustainable improved power supply for the growth of the country’s economy. Towards this end, it said it is imperative for the Nigeria National...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Distribution Companies (Discos) are insisting on 45 per cent tariff increase regardless of the recent court ruling. While NERC...
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country have attributed their poor performances, and inability to meet their obligations to their failure to access foreign exchange. Executive...
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on technical assistance with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),...
The management of the over 11 electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria have set machinery in motion to carry out a nationwide disconnection of major government...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday sought understanding from Nigerians over the drop in power supply lately. The Acting Chief Executive of NERC, Dr....
This is the question that is beginning to seep into the cowardly minds of Nigerians. Have we begun to miss the Jonathan era? Were things this...
Nigerians who thought the nation’s power supply would improve soon may have to do a rethink as there was a total collapse on Thursday with the...
New research by the American Chemical Society demonstrated how to turn damaged tomatoes into watts tomatoes, using a chemical reaction to generate electricity. Not all tomatoes make...
By Ali Smart… The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has increased energy tarrif, while also dropping the fixed charges being paid by...
The Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Collins Chabuka, has stated that at least about 10 persons suspected to be vandals...
Residents and commercial organisations in four states namely Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom will from today experience electricity blackout as workers of the Port...
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has temporarily put paid to plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to effect a...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said he had lived up to his campaign pledge to Nigerians that he would make the power sector a priority for...
It is 3pm in the afternoon and you are standing in the old town of Bern in Switzerland. You hear the bellowing of the bell as...
