The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has begun a large-scale retrenchment exercise that has seen about 800 employees laid off, deepening concerns among Nigerians already struggling with rising inflation, worsening …
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EconomyEnergyGovernanceInfrastructurePower Sector
NERC Hands Over Bayelsa Electricity Market to State Regulator
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Bayelsa State to the Bayelsa State Electricity Regulatory Agency (BYERA), marking another major step …
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EnergyGovernancePoliticsPower SectorRegulation
Tinubu Names Abdullahi Ramat as Acting Head of Electricity Regulatory Commission
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated 39-year-old Abdullahi Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The announcement was made in a …
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EconomyEnergyGovernanceInfrastructureNigeriaPolitics
Power Minister Reaffirms Tinubu’s Promise of Stable Electricity
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has again assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to deliver steady and uninterrupted electricity supply across the country before the end …
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DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentInfrastructurePolicies
Experts, Civil Society Push for Legal Reform to Attract Renewable Energy Investment in Cross River
A coalition of civil society organisations and energy experts has called for the establishment of a robust legal and regulatory framework to attract investment into Nigeria’s renewable energy sector, particularly …
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ELECTRICITYEnergyGOVERNMENTNigeria
Enugu Regulator Orders MainPower to Refund 20,000 Customers Over April 2025 Overbilling
The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has directed MainPower Electricity Distribution Company (formerly Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC) to refund over 20,000 customers for wrongful billing in April 2025. …
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EconomyELECTRICITYEnergyGOVERNMENTInfrastructureINVESTMENT
Adelabu Raises Alarm as Power Subsidy Hits ₦200 Billion Monthly, FG Owes GenCos ₦4 Trillion
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has again raised concerns over the growing cost of electricity subsidies in Nigeria, warning that the current approach is not sustainable. According to …
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Nigeria Faces Big Energy Challenges but Sees Hope in Gas, Solar, and Power Reforms
Nigeria, one of Africa’s biggest economies, is currently facing serious power problems, even though it has huge energy resources. With a population of over 200 million people and rich oil …
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Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have expressed fears that Nigeria’s rising inflation could kill the chances of reducing the country’s high interest rate. According to the National Bureau …
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Power Minister Says FG Will Pay N2tn Out of N4tn Debt to Gencos Before 2025 Ends
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government plans to pay N2 trillion out of the N4 trillion it is owing to electricity generation companies (Gencos) before …
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