New Nigerian Power Minister Vows to Stabilize Grid in 100 Days
Nigeria's national electricity grid has remained highly unstable, with repeated system failures disrupting power supply across the country. Since the administration of President Bola Tinubu began in May 2023, the grid has recorded no fewer than 20 collapses as of early 2026, according to industry data.
Nigeria's minister-designate for power, Joseph Tegbe, has pledged to tackle the recurring national grid collapse if confirmed and sworn in as substantive minister.
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Nigeria:
New Power Minister Vows to Fix Grid Collapse
Premium Times, 6 May 2026
The minister-designate said the first phase of his 100-day plan would focus on stabilising the national grid before rolling out another phase of metering to reduce estimated… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tinubu Approves N3.3trn to Tackle Electricity Crisis
Daily Trust, 5 April 2026
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Electricity - How Nigeria Lost 11,200mw Post-Privatization
Vanguard, 22 March 2026
·Generation capacity dips 15% in five years Read more »
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Nigeria:
Discos' Revenue Jumps By Over N600bn Despite Weak Operational Metrics
This Day, 5 May 2026
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria recorded up to N610 billion increase in revenue in 2025, despite persistent declines in key performance indicators across the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
At Valedictory Meeting, Adelabu Accuses Discos of Failing to Invest
This Day, 5 May 2026
The erstwhile Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed concern that Distribution Companies (Discos) have largely failed to meet their investment obligations since… Read more »
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The electricity grid has recorded its third collapse in a month.
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Nigeria's national grid has collapsed again, plunging the country into another round of blackouts just 24 hours after service was restored.
Several distribution companies, including Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, informed their customers of the blackout. The DisCos are reportedly trying to restore power, but citizens
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Nigeria's electricity has been restored following a nationwide blackout on Monday, December 11, 2023.
The latest collapse is coming months after the national grid system collapsed in September and Nigerians were thrown into darkness. The collapse occurred after claims by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) of 400 days without
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The national electricity grid collapsed for the sixth time in 2022, causing a blackout in states across the country. The grid, managed by the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), recorded the first collapse of the year on January 17, 2022. Since then, the power grid collapsed twice in March and twice again in
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