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- 11 Sept 2016
4m Nigerians Without Digital Electricity Meter -NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that over four million electricity consumers are awaiting prepaid meters in the country. Dr. Anthony Aka, acting NERC chairman, made…
- 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…
- 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…
- 22 Apr 2024
NERC Cedes Regulatory Oversight of Enugu Electricity Market to State Government Agency
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ceded the regulatory oversight of the Enugu electricity market to the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), which is owned by the…
- 12 Jun 2025
LASERC Takes Full Control of Electricity Regulation in Lagos
Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has issued a new directive establishing a formal regulatory framework for electricity market operations within Lagos. With the release of Order…
- 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…
- 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 Nov 2025
Senate Denies $10m Bribe to Obstruct Confirmation of NERC Nominee
The Senate on Friday night halted the confirmation of Mr Abdullah Garba Ramat, as chief executive, Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), following allegations that the leadership of the…
- 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,…
- 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).…
- 24 Apr 2022
Don’t Fix Transformers for DISCOs, FCCPC Tells Consumers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said electricity consumers are not responsible “to purchase, replace or repair transformers, poles or other associated equipment…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Jan 2014
Power Supply Worsened During Privatisation Process
Power poll results released by NOIPolls Limited for the Fourth Quarter of 2013 have revealed that although power supply to households worsened in the fourth quarter, nevertheless majority of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Sept 2013
Multi-Billion Naira Meter Assembly Plant to Lagos
MOJEC International Nigeria Limited, in partnership with a Chinese meter manufacturing company, is setting up a multi-billion naira world-class SKD meter assembly plant in Lagos, Nigeria…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Jan 2022
Report Bribe-Seeking Officials, DisCos Tell Power Users
The 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos) under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) have urged customers to report bribe-seeking officials while also not…
- 1 Sept 2025
FG Threatens to Disconnect GenCos Over Grid Infractions
Federal Government has threatened to disconnect power-generating companies (GenCos) from the national grid if they fail to activate Free Governor Control (FGC) across all generating units, in a move…
- 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…
- 28 Apr 2025
DisCo Must Repay Customers for Transformer Purchases, FCCPC Rules
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has ordered the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company to refund whatever consumers invest in buying transformers, poles, cables, and other…
- 1 Jan 2024
No Plan to Hike Electricity Tariff January 1 – Discos
Some power distribution companies in the country have denied reports of having plans to increase electricity tariff beginning from January 1, 2024. They stated that there is no directive from the…
- 11 Sept 2025
FCCPC Recovers N10Bn for Shortchanged Customers
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has released an updated data on consumer complaints received and resolved across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The data, covering…