Public hospitals get 50% electricity subsidy Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced that the Federal Government has approved a 50%...
Residents of Edo communities jubilate after connecting to electricity in 30 years The Federal Government through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has inaugurated two hybrid mini-grid with total of...
Electricity: Meter price hits N250,000 as many strive to exit estimated billing The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) move to deregulate Meter Asset Providers (MAP) was hailed...
Govt will grant electricity subsidy to universities – Minister The Federal Government has announced plans to provide electricity subsidies for universities and public health institutions, specifically those connected...
Electricity: Niger, Togo, others fail to pay $14.19m Q1 debt owed Nigeria Nigeria’s financial challenges have taken another hit as international customers failed to settle a whopping $14.19 million...
Varsities consider 4-hour electricity daily or charging each student N80,000 The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said university students may likely be charged N80,000 or...
FG spent N633bn to subsidise electricity in three months – NERC Electricity subsidies gulped a staggering ₦633.30 billion in the first quarter of 2024, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has...
Tinubu says Nigeria still generating 4.5GW of electricity shameful President Bola Tinubu has expressed displeasure that Nigeria despite its size is still generating 4.5GW of electricity. President...
Electricity: Lagos gets 13 new Band A feeders (FULL LIST) Lagos State has received an additional 13 Band A feeders following approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...
Nigeria’s economic apartheid in electricity consumption – Farooq Kperogi I am writing this week’s column from Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where I...