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- 16 Feb 2016
Senate Orders Minister, NERC to Suspend Electricity Tariff Hike
The senate has ordered the Ministry of Power led by Babatunde Fashola, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and electricity distribution companies immediately stand down of the…
- 30 Aug 2024
NERC says World Bank will Crash Solar Tariff in Nigeria
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the World Bank will soon be executing a solar auction framework that will reduce the cost of solar tariff in Nigeria. The Head of the…
- 8 Dec 2021
UBA Takes over AEDC over Failure of KANN Consortium to Service Debt
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) have approved the takeover of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) by the United Bank for Africa…
- 3 Sept 2014
NERC, EMS Differ over Certification of Power Sector
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Electric Management Services Limited are heading to a battle for supremacy over who has the final authority and mandate to do other technical…
- 7 Aug 2013
NERC Says Tariff Hike Mandatory Every June 1
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has explained that the latest increase in tariff was not due to inflation rate but mandatory every June 1. The commission said in a statement 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 Jun 2015
NERC Licenses 4 Firms to Generate 774 MW of Electricity
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued on-grid licences to four companies to generate 774 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The companies are to generate electricity from solar…
- 7 Sept 2025
NASS to Scrap NERC’s Electricity Tariff Bands Amid Public Outcry
National Assembly (NASS) has commenced a review of the 2023 Electricity Act with strong indications that the electricity tariff categories introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
- 24 Dec 2024
NERC Discloses $5.7 Million Debt Owed by International Customers for Q3 2024 Electricity Supply
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that international customers owe $5.7 million for electricity supplied in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The debtors include…
- 28 Aug 2013
Nigerians Pay Inefficient Price for Electricity
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has admitted that consumers are paying inefficient price for electricity but attributed the situation to the unavailability of power supply. Dr. Sam…
- 23 Jul 2024
Reps Ask NERC, DISCOs to Reverse Band A Tariff Hike
House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the distribution companies, DISCOs, to reverse the tariff hike for Band A customers immediately.…
- 30 Sept 2014
NERC Targets N1trn Revenue from Power Sector by 2016
Dr. Sam Amadi, Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has said that the revenue from the nation’s power sector would grow to N1 trillion by 2016. Amadi made the projection…
- 22 Nov 2017
SPDC JV’s Afam VI Power Plant Secures Licence for another 10 Years
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has renewed the power generation licence for Afam VI Power Plant, a 650MW-capacity facility that has delivered over 24.16 million Megawatt-hour (MWh)…
- 18 Feb 2021
NERC Moves to Tackle Load Rejection Issues Between TCN, DisCos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) will be liable to pay capacity charge for rejecting load allocated to them due to constraints on…
- 18 Aug 2024
MTN, others Get Permits to Generate Electricity
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation,…
- 4 Jul 2025
Nigeria’s Electricity Output Climbs 10.92% in Q1 2025, Boosted by Thermal Plants
Nigeria’s electricity generation rose by 10.92% in the first quarter of 2025, driven by improved operational capacity and better availability of thermal and hydropower plants supplying the national…
- 26 Feb 2015
Businesses Threaten Shut Down over High Electricity Tariff
Industry owners and employers of labour on Wednesday declared that they would be forced to shut down their operations if the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) continues to insist that…
- 3 Mar 2025
NLC Fumes Over Telecom, Electricity Tariff Hikes
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alerted its affiliates to prepare for a possible nationwide protest over the recent hike in telecommunications service tariffs and the proposed electricity band…
- 20 Sept 2022
PPC Backs Local Production of Smart Meters, Electricity Access
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, is supporting the local production of smart meters through the supply of accessories in the drive to ensure…
- 22 Jan 2023
SERAP Sues Buhari Over Failure to ‘Reverse Unlawful Electricity Tariff Hike’.
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to reverse the unlawful, unjust, and unreasonable increase in…
- 13 Nov 2012
Nnaji’s Power Firm Begins Power Supply Next Year
Geometric Power Ltd owned by Professor Barth Nnaji, former power minister will start supplying power to Aba town, Abia State in February, according to a statement by the company’s publicist. This is…
- 23 Jan 2017
NITDA Inaugurates National Committee on IT Standard ‘COBIT5’
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) inaugurated the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT 5) National Implementation Committee at the NITDA…
- 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…
- 15 May 2022
Geometric Power Launches Campaign on Dangers of Illegal Sale of Electric Power
Geometric Power Ltd, Nigeria’s foremost integrated power company, promoted by Bart Nnaji, former power minister, has launched a campaign to enlighten the public on the grave dangers of illegal sale…
- 26 Jul 2010
NTC to Regulate Transport Modes
Ms Bolanle Onagoruwa, acting director-general of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has explained that the proposed National Transport Commission (NTC), is envisaged to be the economic…
- 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…
- 24 Jul 2018
ANED Asks Fashola, Minister to Account for $4.1m Electricity Money
Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has accused Raji Fashola, minister of Power, Works and Housing of spending $5.6 million to generate 1megawatt of electricity instead of $1.5…
- 25 Apr 2017
Gencos Accuse DisCos of Hiding Accounts
The crisis in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) got messier as the electricity generation companies (Gencos) asked the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to open their account…
- 25 Jun 2014
Okonjo-Iweala Tasks FIRS on Technology
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Finance, has urged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to deploy more technology-based platforms to boost its operations and revenue collection.…
- 13 Dec 2021
New Board and Interim Management of AEDC Assume Office
A new board and interim management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) recently assumed office. Victor Osadolor The board is made up of Victor Osadolor as chairman. Osadolor is currently…