…For a resource-rich country, the irony is profound. The country struggles to supply electricity, generating only 5,000 megawatts 127 years after the first power plant was installed. Its continental peers, Egypt and South Africa, generate 55,000 MW each. Education is no less alarming. Between 18 million and 20 million N…

…of a closed-door meeting between the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, and Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies, DisCos, over the proposed 24/7 Energy Zones have emerged. In a statement on Tuesday, Tegbe said the meeting was in furtherance of the Federal Government’s commitment to delivering reliable electricity…

…sector. According to the APM, Nigerians had endured rising taxes and the cost of food, electricity, transportation, healthcare and other basic necessities since Tinubu assumed office in 2023. “The APM strongly condemns the attempt by President Tinubu to further mortgage the future of millions of Nigerians with a fresh…

…Harcourt, Rivers State. TCN, in a statement on Tuesday, said the area is experiencin electricity disruption following a labour-related incident at Afam IV Power Station. According to TCN, the disruption started on Monday, September 28, 2026, when members of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Rivers Stat…

…election races in both parties, with more and more communities worried about rising electricity bills and the strain on water and land. Trump has dismissed opponents of these data centres, saying communities that are against them “want to end up being backwards and poor” and that China “could not be happier” with the b…

…a piece of cardboard lies on the cement floor. There is no mattress, mosquito net, or electricity. “I sleep here,” the kid told this reporter, pointing to a corner of the room. He lies on the cardboard at night and wakes up to another day of work. The routine starts the next morning again. His story shows how poverty,…

…for the development of the project, then designed to generate 3,050 megawatts of electricity. Adesanya insisted that priority should now be to move beyond the controversies that have surrounded the project and focus on its potential contribution to Nigeria’s power supply and economic development. He reiterated his desi…

…its minerals, refines its petroleum, manufactures competitively, produces reliable electricity, protects its citizens, strengthens its institutions, develops its human capital and manages public resources transparently would have far greater bargaining power internationally. That is perhaps the most important lesson fr…

…The audit also queried N196.59m paid for three constituency projects involving electricity transformers and solar streetlights in Ogun, Lagos and Osun states. The projects included N59.2m for the supply and installation of 500kVA transformers at locations in Ogun State, N38.53m for 40 solar streetlights in communities…

…meaningful minimum wage increase linked to the rising cost of food, transport, rent and electricity. Photo Abubakarpledges immediate minimum wage increaseThe former vice president challenged President Tinubu to immediately agree to a meaningful wage increase tied to the actual cost of food, transportation, rent and ele…

…if the food does not spoil. The biggest enemy of bulk buying in Nigeria is irregular electricity. You cannot simply buy two baskets of fresh tomatoes and scotch bonnet peppers (rodo) and throw them raw into a freezer, because a two-day blackout will turn everything into a fermented mess. A more reliable method is batch…

…Sector Debt Reduction Programme, in a fresh move to settle verified legacy debts owed to electricity generation companies and restore liquidity to Nigeria’s power sector. The transaction comprises N402 billion in cash bonds raised from the domestic capital market and N326.979 billion in non-cash bonds allotted to parti…

Workers of the Ondo State Electricity Board on Monday protested against the alleged failure of the state government to regularise the appointments of long-serving temporary staff. The protesters shut down activities at the board’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, for several hours, preventing workers from acce…

…moving food and goods, and put pressure on manufacturing, construction, agriculture and electricity generation where businesses rely on self-generation.Other African countries face similar risks, particularly those with limited refining capacity and high dependence on imported petroleum products.The Syrian experience a…

…Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a former staff member of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and 12 others over their alleged involvement in the vandalism of electricity cables worth more than N350 million in Abuja. The suspects were also arrested in connection with alleged car theft…

…ease inflation.CPPE wants government to use subsidy savings to improve transportation, electricity and other public services. Photo: BloombergImagesThe CPPE chief also highlighted the particular pressure facing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, noting that rising costs across energy, transport and financing we…

…and stability of the national grid, improving discipline and liquidity in the electricity market and creating a more productive, inclusive and supportive workplace for its employees. The post NISO intensifies efforts on grid stability, market discipline appeared first on Tribune Online.

…used the CheckMyPHC Digital Scorecard to evaluate staffing, infrastructure, equipment, electricity, water supply and accessibility. The report showed that only three per cent of the assessed facilities met the national minimum staffing requirement. It said 11 of the 16 states assessed had no PHC that met the minimum st…

…Power Limited, in furtherance of the administration’s plan to provide more reliable electricity for the state’s expanding industrial and commercial base. Akinmade said the power initiative was particularly important to Ogun’s economic development, given the state’s growing concentration of industries and businesses, ad…

…The Independent, Sowore equally stated that his administration would provide 24-hour electricity, and make education free and accessible at all levels. The activist also promised to construct one million public mixed-income homes and reform tenancy laws to reduce the burden of advance rent payments. He was outlining th…

…to pressing concerns such as the rising cost of living, food prices, transportation, electricity, education, healthcare and insecurity. “When those defending the government can no longer explain the difficulties ordinary families face, they turn to old political arguments. This does not address the concerns of Nigerian…

…the completion and energisation of the Ogoni Independent Power Project, describing electricity as a key catalyst for regional industrialisation, development and youth empowerment. On his part, the board chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Magnus Abe, urged Ogoni leaders and residents to u…

The World Bank Group has said it will support reforms to Nigeria’s electricity tariff and subsidy frameworks as part of efforts to restore financial sustainability in the power sector. The World Bank disclosed this in its Country Partnership Framework for the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the period FY26-FY32. Accord…

…functional lecture halls, laboratories, hostels, healthcare facilities, water and electricity. On security, the student body called on security agencies and institutional authorities to strengthen protection around campuses and host communities following recurring incidents of robbery, kidnapping, harassment and attack…

…a series of suspected acts of sabotage across Germany and neighbouring countries.Two electricity substations in Germany were targeted within 24 hours, causing power failures at two coal-fired power stations. Police found several devices at the sites and are investigating whether the incidents were linked to foreign-sta…