The Nigerian Senate Committee on Power has cried out over the growing financial crisis facing the country’s power sector, revealing that the Federal Government currently owes electricity generating companies (GenCos) …
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AMCON, BPE, NERC Dragged to Court Over Alleged Undervalued Sale of Ibadan Disco Shares
A civil society organisation, the African Initiative Against Abuse of Public Trust, has taken the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), and the Nigerian …
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FG Launches Reform Plan, Deploys Special Teams to Underperforming Discos
The Federal Government has begun a pilot programme to restructure underperforming electricity distribution companies (Discos) in a bid to overhaul Nigeria’s struggling power distribution sector. This marks the most decisive …
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is stepping up efforts to recover unpaid pension contributions from electricity generation and distribution companies across Nigeria. Omolola Oloworaran, the Director-General of PenCom, led a …
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FG Begins Meter Rollout, Targets Over 3.2 Million Installations by 2026
The Federal Government has announced the arrival of the first batch of prepaid electricity meters under its renewed push to close the metering gap across the country, with over 275,000 …
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Federal Government Allocates N471.69 Billion for Electricity Subsidies in Q4 2024
The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided N471.69 billion in subsidies to support the nation’s electricity sector during the fourth quarter of 2024. This subsidy accounts for approximately 57% of …