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- 12 May 2025
NERC Orders DisCos to Compensate Band A Customers in 557 Streets
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed nine electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to compensate Band A customers residing in 557 streets across their franchise areas for…
- 10 Oct 2018
Quickteller Paypoint Stops Collection of N100 Transaction Fee
Quickteller Paypoint, Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), have announced that customers using its platform would no longer be charged a fee to complete some transactions. The…
- 3 Jun 2026
DisCos Generate N597.6bn Revenue in Q1 2026 Amid Ongoing Power Supply Challenges
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria generated a total of N597.55 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2026 despite persistent power supply challenges and consumer…
- 11 Mar 2017
N1Bn Energy Theft: Eko Disco Promises Whistleblowers 20%
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDCP) has offered to pay anyone who reports energy theft by some unscrupulous elements 20 per cent of the money recovered from such thefts. Mr Oladele…
- 7 Dec 2016
‘Hawk Eye’ Mobile App Launches for National Security & Crime Reporting
In a bid to curb the disturbing nuisances that stem from criminality in our society, Web Asset Limited, a Lagos-based technology company, has launched an interactive crime reporting system tagged…
- 7 Jan 2018
Eko Disco Tenders Apology to Residents Over Power Outage
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has apologised to its consumers over the irregular power supply currently being experienced. Mr Godwin Idemudia , General Manager, Corporate…
- 8 Sept 2015
CPC Probes Discos over ‘Outrageous’ Billings
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has set up a panel to investigate Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in Nigeria over series of allegations bothering on breach of consumers rights. Mrs.…
- 28 Jul 2021
Eko DisCo Seeks NASS’s Intervention on N21bn Debt by MDAs
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has sought the national assembly’s intervention on N21 billion owed by some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Adeoye Fadeyibi, managing…
- 30 May 2014
Thefts, Others Hobble Power Sector
Thefts, infrastructure vandalisation, obsolete equipment due to either low or poor maintenance amongst other reason have combined to hobble the newly privatised power sector. These revelations were…
- 23 May 2014
Lagos Partners DISCOS on Stable Power Supply
Lagos State Government said it is partnering with both the Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies in making the power supply for the State stable. Dr. Taofiq Ajibade Tijani, State…
- 16 Feb 2017
Lagos Targets 3000mw Power Generation
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said the quest by the country to achieve energy security can no longer be left for the Federal Government to address alone, just as he revealed…
- 3 Mar 2015
OneCard Nigeria Partners EKEDP on Meter e-Recharge
OneCard Nigeria, has partnered with Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) to give postpaid and prepaid electricity customers instant recharge for their meters using scratch cards, web and mobile…
- 9 Oct 2014
FG to Issue Title Documents to PHCN Successor Firms
Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi, minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, has said the ministry is set to commence the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy to the successor companies of the Power…
- 5 Dec 2022
Inflation, Diesel, Other Market Forces Escalate Cost of Services
Global Economic Woes With only about a month before the end of 2022, it is difficult for the year to be remembered for anything other than the war in Ukraine and the chaotic shock waves that…
- 11 Nov 2025
Electricity Subscribers in Nigeria Climb to Nearly 12 Million
The total number of active electricity customers nationwide increased from 11.89 million in July to 11.96 million in August 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).…
- 15 Feb 2021
MDXi Leads in Energy Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability
MDXi, West Africa’s largest carrier-neutral data center and a fully owned subsidiary of MainOne, is leading the way in reducing greenhouse gas emission in its quest to promote sustainable…
- 22 Dec 2015
NERC Increases Electricity Tariffs, Scraps Fixed Charges
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC) has finally released the new power tariff regime, in which it outlined the various rates of increase in energy charges for consumers across the…
- 25 Mar 2019
Enyo Retail Launches Enyo Olowo-Eko
Enyo Retail & Supply (ERS) an indigenous Oil & Gas distribution and marketing company recently launched its Ultra-modern fuel station in the Lekki axis of Lagos State. The elaborate ceremony…
- 16 Apr 2019
Keystone Bank, Others Partner Mojec to Roll out Smart Electricity Meters
Mojec Meter Assets Management Company, a subsidiary of Mojec International Limited, has announced partnership with Keystone Bank Limited and other leading banks in Nigeria to provide retail financing…
- 13 Jun 2022
Nerds Unite 2022 to Highlight Limitless Possibilities with Connection to Global Digital Infrastructure
MainOne, an Equinix Company, the leading provider of wholesale connectivity and data center services in West Africa is set to host the 7th edition of its flagship event, Nerds Unite. The highly…
- 29 Jun 2022
Nerds Unite 2022 Highlights the Power of Global Interconnection for Businesses in West Africa
The critical role of infrastructure for the global interconnection of West African enterprises to achieve borderless growth’ was the main theme of the keynote address at MainOne’s Nerds Unite 2022.…
- 27 Aug 2021
NIPR Recognises GovSanwo-Olu’s Contributions, As Delegates Discuss Healthcare at Annual Conference
The organisers of the annual Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Thursday recorgnised the contributions Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to healthcare in Lagos State as part of the…
- 14 Oct 2025
OnePipe Launches Utility Payment Scheduling to Ease Consumer Stress
In a bid to address growing consumer stress over missed utility payments, Nigerian fintech company OnePipe has introduced a new payment scheduling feature on its PaywithAccount platform, enabling…
- 29 Mar 2016
MDAs, Army Owe DISCOs N60Bn
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) said that ministries, departments, agencies and the Nigerian Army are owing the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) N60 billion from 2015 to…
- 8 Jun 2013
Electricity Workers Fret over Robbers, FG Dangles N384Bn
Workers of power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) have expressed concern about their safety and security of family members in the event of government announcement preceding payment of their…
- 9 Jun 2013
Electricity Workers Fret over Robbers, FG Dangles N384Bn
Workers of power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) have expressed concern about their safety and security of family members in the event of government announcement preceding payment of their…
- 2 Feb 2018
Unreliable Power Not Constraint for Our Data Center Operations – MDXI Boss
Mr. Gbenga Adegbiji, General Manager, MainOne Data Center subsidiary, MDXI, said notwithstanding that power availability in Nigeria may be the bane for other data centers and enterprises, they will…
- 17 Sept 2020
Access Bank Reaffirms Support for An Innovative, Smart Lagos State
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has said that Access Bank Plc will not relent in supporting innovative programmes aimed at transforming Lagos into…
- 1 Jul 2022
Lagos State Commends MTN Nigeria’s Support for Education
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended MTN Nigeria’s support for e-learning in primary and secondary schools across the state. Mr. Sanwo-Olu gave the commendation at the…
- 10 Nov 2014
Kropmann Takes GIS Innovations To Power Sector, Others
Kropmann Communications Limited, an indigenous ICT and telecommunication professional service provider, is rolling out a number of innovations to lift the electricity and other utility sectors of the…