The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the distribution companies, DISCOs, to reverse the tariff hike for Band A customers. This directive was given on Tuesday after the adoption of a report presented by the House Committee on Power. It would be recalled that NERC announced a hike affecting…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is targeting to install two million meters annually to bridge the metering gap in the country. Adelabu disclosed this during a facility tour of Metering Solutions Manufacturing Services Limited in Onna, Akwa Ibom. The minister who described the metering deficit as a major challenge, said…
The Imo State Government granted Orashi Electricity Company Limited an interim licence to generate, transmit, and distribute uninterrupted electricity in the state. Speaking at the licence granting event, which took place in Owerri, the state capital, the Commissioner for Power and Electrification, Nwabueze Oguchienti, said the ceremony marked a crucial step forward in the Hope…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has warned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables or poles. In a statement shared alongside a video on social media on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into purchasing transformers, cables, or poles, as this responsibility lies squarely with the distribution companies….
The number of electricity consumers rose by 210,000 from 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 12.33 million in the first quarter of 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics stated in its Electricity Report for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 released on Tuesday in Abuja that the increase was by 1.78 per…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has described the federal government’s silence on the April 3 electricity tariff hike as disappointing. NLC disclosed this in its communique on Tuesday after its National Executive Council meeting where it suspended its indefinite strike for one week. The development comes after the federal government in a meeting with organized labour on Monday agreed to…
Electricity supply has been restored to parts of Nigeria two days after striking Nigerian workers shut down the National grid. Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company disclosed on Wednesday that the disco started receiving loads from the National grid around 6 pm on Tuesday. When asked if the power supply…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said it has begun the restoration of the National grid to restore electricity supply hours after the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress suspended its indefinite strike. This comes after the organised labour suspended its strike action for one week following renewed commitment from the federal government. Following…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government. Announcing the shutdown…
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to make provision for a special intervention fund for maintenance of transmission lines in the country. This follows the recent incidents of vandalization along the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line which has resulted in severe disruptions to power supply affecting seven states in the North-East zone. The resolution resulted…