July 20, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's National Grid Collapses Again - Official
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Electricity Distribution Companies Reported N193 Billion Revenue in Q3 2021 - NERC
A report by the regulator shows the firms earned the cash out of N273 billion they projected from July through September. Read more »
Nigeria: Darkness As Nigeria's Electricity Grid Collapses Again, Sixth Time in 2022
The government blames poor management and low gas supply as the major causes of the repeated breakdown of the grid. Read more »
July 06, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Announces Restructuring of Five Electricity Companies
The affected companies are Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan and Benin distribution companies. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Nigeria: Women in Agriculture - 'How Poor Electricity Affects My Garri Processing Firm'
Joy Itamah, who grows crops and rears goats in Oyo State, has a difficult experience with Nigeria's perpetually poor power supply and many other challenges. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's NSIA Signs $50 Million Deal With Oil Trader Vitol Towards Carbon Reduction
The duo is setting sights on projects of high integrity and huge impact and with potential for carbon avoidance and removals. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Nigeria: Electricity Operators Not Delivering Set Targets to Face Penalties, Nigerian Govt Says
The step explains the government's recent assurance that supply will improve from July, power minister Abubakar Aliyu said. Read more »
Nigeria: Cabinet Approves Projects to Improve Power Supply in Nigeria
The projects are aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and shore up power supply in the country. Read more »
June 26, 2022
Nigeria: SERAP Sues Buhari Over 'Failure to Probe' Trillions Spent on Electricity
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari "over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerians React As Peter Obi Leaves for Egypt to Understudy Country's Power, Other Economic Achievements
Mr Obi announced on Tuesday that he was travelling to Egypt to study that country's education, power, planning and finance achievements. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Cities in Darkness As Electricity Grid Collapses Again
It is the sixth reported collapse in 2022, although it is believed the figure could be higher. Read more »
June 04, 2022
Nigeria: Why Electricity Supply Fell in Recent Days - Govt
A gas plant fails at a time other power plants are undergoing planned maintenance and capacity testing. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Nigeria: Sustainable Lifestyle, Panacea for Looming Food, Energy Crises - Officials
Speakers decried the abuse of the environment by man and the inherent dangers to the society. Read more »
May 19, 2022
Nigeria: Seplat Energy Appoints Omiyi to Replace Orjiakor As Chairman
Mr Omiyi, a former Shell chairman, replaces Mr Orjiakor whose tenure ends Wednesday. Read more »
May 16, 2022
Nigeria: Food Inflation Hits 18.8% Amid Increase in Bread, Energy Prices
In April, food inflation on a year-on-year basis was highest in Kogi, Kwara, and Ebonyi. Read more »
May 12, 2022
Africa: Climate Change - Africa Should Define Its Energy Transition - Osinbajo
"We are not just challenged in terms of global warming, but for us, it is also the existential challenge of just survival," Mr Osinbajo says. Read more »
May 11, 2022
Nigeria: Power Outage - Calabar Hoteliers Lament Increasing Cost of Doing Business
"To tell you how serious this is, many of us have failed to meet the salary obligation to our workers." Read more »
May 06, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari's Govt Approves Electricity Tariffs Increase Without Informing Nigerians
The increase took effect February, two months ago. Read more »