May 26
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $10bn Yearly Investment to Fund Energy Transition Till 2060 - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that funding the energy transition in the country requires investments of over $10 billion per year from now to 2060. Read more »
Nigeria: How Kyari Is Leveraging Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda to Guarantee Energy Security for Nigerians
By May 29 this year, it will be exactly one year that President Bola Tinubu took over the mantle of leadership as Nigeria's president. During the swearing in of Tinubu as Nigeria's… Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Aaua Alumni Donate 5kva Solar-Powered Generator to Varsity
The Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) Alumni Association has donated a 5KVA solar power generating set worth N4 million to the Exams and Records Unit of the university. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Hofa - 300 Percent Increase in Electricity Tariff Will Destroy Hospitality Business
The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has warned that the 300 per cent increase in electricity tariff for Band A customers will spell a doom for the hospitality industry. Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: AFD, EU Support Naptin With $46m to Boost Skills in Nigeria's Power Sector
The European Union (EU) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are collaborating with the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) to boost skills… Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Infracorp As Lead Developer of Nigeria's Green Industrial Zone, Evergreen City
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) as the Lead Arranger and Developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria's green… Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Seplat Energy Recommits to Growing Shareholders Value, Sustainability
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Nigeria: FG Directs Gradual Payment of N1.3tn, $1bn Gas Debts to Gencos, Suppliers
*Reveals many Discos insolvent, finding it hard to do business Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's $500m World Bank Loan for Electricity Metres
The Senate Wednesday approved a $500 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu to provide electricity metres for the citizens. Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Labour Threatens to Picket Offices of Electricity Regulatory Agency On Monday
Organised labour, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has given the federal government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory… Read more »
April 07
Nigeria: The 'Band A' Tariff Hike and Related Matters
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), alongside other policymakers and actors in the power sector space, must have thought it was a resistance-free, genius idea to… Read more »
Nigeria: The Hike in Electricity Tariffs
Will the raised tariff lead to improved service delivery? Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: The States and the Blackout Nation
Many Nigerians believe that restructuring the country or devolving powers from the centre to the sub-nationals is the silver bullet that will solve all our problems. This belief… Read more »
January 12
Nigeria: Advancing Decarbonisation in Nigeria's Transport Sector for a Net-Zero Future
The transport sector is a key growth enabler for most economies due to its crucial role in the manufacturing and logistics value chain. Consequently, policymakers are consistently… Read more »
December 29, 2023
Nigeria: To Boost Power Supply, TCN Receives 7 New Power Transformers in Lagos
To boost its current wheeling capacity, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday announced that it had received additional seven power transformers to augment… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Nigeria: Power Sector Stakeholders Say Changing Ownership of Discos Won't Solve Nigeria's Erratic Electricity Problem
Power sector players in the country yesterday told the federal government that changing the ownership of the electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) will not resolve Nigeria's… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Nigeria: For a Just Energy Transition, Nigeria Must Reform Oil Industry Divestment
As world governments discuss a transition from oil to low-carbon energy alternatives at the U.N. climate conference in Dubai this week, how the oil industry should transition its… Read more »
December 03, 2023
Nigeria: At COP28 Summit, Tinubu Commits Nigeria to Ending Gas Flaring
In line with the global push to halt methane emissions, President Bola Tinubu has expressed his government's commitment to end gas-flaring in the country. Read more »
November 13, 2023
Nigeria: Huge Recurrent Expenditure Affecting States' Capacity to Develop - NEITI
A report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has expressed serious concerns over states' recurrent expenditure, noting that the huge expenses was… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Securitise Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Dividends for $7bn Cash
As part of efforts to boost foreign currency liquidity in the economy and strengthen foreign exchange (FX), the federal government has concluded plan to securitise about $7 billion… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: Govt, EU Sign N728 Billion Agreements to Boost Education, Energy, Transport, Others
The federal government and the European Union (EU) yesterday signed a €900 million (about N728 billion) financial package to advance Nigeria's green, resilient digital… Read more »
October 14, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Promises Legislations On Energy Transition Financing
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Senator Seriake Dickson, has expressed the readiness of the National Assembly to support any new legislation or… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's First Privately-Owned 100mw Solar PV Module Assembly Factory Takes Off in Lagos
All On, a Shell-funded impact investment company, and Auxano Solar Nigeria Limited have brought to operation Nigeria's biggest fully-automated 100 Megawatts (MW) Solar Photovoltaic… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Nigeria: History As NUPRC Picks 42 Winners for Its Gas Flare Commercialisation Bid Round
·Commission contracts KPMG as partner for award implementation process Read more »
May 16, 2023
Nigeria: $1.3bn Zungeru Hydroelectric Plant Completed, Ready for Inauguration - Govt
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has revealed that the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric power project has been completed, stressing that the facility will be able to send… Read more »