By Matthew Denis The National Assembly has raised urgent concerns over the deepening financial crisis in the nation’s electricity sector, revealing that the federal government is accumulating nearly N200 billion in unpaid bills to power generation and distribution companies every…
…We can no longer fold our hands over inadequacies of underperforming DisCos — FG By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government has kicked off a major reform in Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector with a pilot restructuring of two underperforming Distribution Companies…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that the country’s 12 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) were unable to collect a total of N54.18 billion from customers in February 2025. This disclosure was made in the Commission’s Commercial Performance Data…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collectively attained an energy offtake rate of 94.61 per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024. This update, published in the Commission’s recently…
Electricity consumers paid a total of N509.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite experiencing five national grid collapses within the same period. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) disclosed in its latest report that there were three instances…
…Says attack sabotaging efforts to improve power supply …As Army denies invading EKEDC facility By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government, through the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has strongly condemned the recent attack, abduction, and assault of staff, as well…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has reported that the country’s 12 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) failed to collect approximately ¦ 60 billion in electricity bills in December 2024. This information was disclosed…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted electricity distribution companies (DisCos) the authority to disconnect customers found guilty of meter bypassing and other forms of electricity theft without prior notice. This directive was issued through an…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D The unending darkness permeating Nigeria today, unarguably, was the mistake of 2013 when majority stakes in the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) were sold to private investors as part of larger efforts to improve electricity supply, which…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has issued new regulations outlining the procedure for tariff reviews in the electricity sector. In its latest order, signed by NERC Chairman Sanusi Garba, the commission explained that under the…
