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December 29, 2025
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electricity, News

Blackout as National Grid Collapses

Nigeria was plunged into widespread darkness on Monday following the collapse of the national electricity grid after several major power plants lost generation. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that...

December 18, 2025
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VIPs, Hotels Stealing Electricity, DisCo Alleges

The Chief Executive Officer of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Rekhiat Momoh, has raised serious concerns over widespread electricity theft by high-income residents and hotels, describing the practice as...

$Infractions: FG Threatens to Disconnect Gencos From Power Grid 3$

September 1, 2025
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electricity, ECONOMY, FG

Infractions: FG Threatens to Disconnect Gencos From Power Grid

Baffled by the incessant collapse of the national grid, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has issued an order mandating all electricity generation companies connected to...

Digital Economy at Risk: How Power Failures Cripple Nigeria’s Innovation Dream

August 19, 2025
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nigeria, ECONOMY, electricity, Technology

How Power Outages Threaten Nigeria’s Digital Economy Dream

Recently, I found myself inside a multi-storied shopping complex buzzing with activity. The building was home to laptop shops, phone sales and repair centres, and accessories vendors, an ecosystem...

July 21, 2025
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electricity

GenCos Slam Enugu Tariff Cut, Warn of Sector Risks Over Dubious Subsidy Assumptions

Nigeria’s power generation companies have opposed the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s planned cut of Band A electricity tariffs, warning that the decision relies on questionable subsidy assumptions and poses...

July 17, 2025
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electricity, ECONOMY

Proposed Electricity Act Threatens Federal-State Harmony, Hikes Consumer Costs – Power Commissioners Warn

The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy has expressed strong reservations over the proposed Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, warning that its passage could trigger a constitutional conflict...

July 6, 2025
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Nigerian DisCos Rake in N553.63bn in Q1 2025 Amid Worsening Power Supply Issues

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected a total of N553.63 billion in the first quarter of 2025, despite persistent public complaints about erratic power supply, widespread outages, and inefficient...

June 12, 2025
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electricity, ECONOMY

Nationwide Power Outages Loom as FG Begins Strategic Grid Upgrades, TCN Confirms

Electricity consumers may encounter blackouts across the country as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to stabilise the national grid through planned outages, the Nigerian Independent System Operator has said....

"Electricity Crisis in Nigeria: A Barrier to Growth, Equity, and the Future

May 13, 2025
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electricity

The Myth of Reflective Electricity Pricing in Nigeria

In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply is unstable....

April 25, 2025
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electricity, AI, innovation, Lagos state, Technology

CADEF STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP: EXPERTS CALL FOR RELIABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT POWER OUTAGES

The 2025 Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) Stakeholders workshop, held in GRA, Lagos on April 24, was a thought-provoking event that highlighted the organisations commitment to consumer rights,...