The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed that 15 states have assumed full regulatory authority over their electricity markets under the framework of the Electricity Act 2023, marking a formal shift in Nigeria’s decentralised power sector governance. The Commission said the development effectively changes the country’...
Amid growing confusion fueled by viral social media posts and reports, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified that it has not banned airtime borrowing or data advance services in Nigeria. It described the reports as false and misleading, reports Channels TV. In a statement issued yesterday on its offic...
Nigeria’s govt says the nation’s oil Reserve can still last for the next 59 years while the gas can serve for 85 years. The Nigerian Upream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) confirmed this in its latest update estimated the nation’s 2P Crude Oil and Condensate reserves at 37.01 Billion Barrels as at January 2026, reports Daily [&he...
•Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri Erewa Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has confirmed the deportation of 40 out of 42 Nigerians arrested and locked up for weeks in Mozambique. In the same vein, the Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has advised Nigerians in South Africa to remain c...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a stern warning to content creators against filming unsuspecting members of the public without their consent, threatening criminal prosecution for violators and regulatory sanctions against social media platforms that fail to act on complaints. The warning, contained in a statement released tod...
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has criticised the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) over its interim report, which alleges an airfare hike by domestic airlines. The AON described the FCCPC’s claim as harmful to the survival of airlines and based on a flawed understanding of the industry’s economics, reports...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has uncovered patterns of price manipulation by some domestic airlines during the December 2025 festive season, raising fresh concerns about consumer exploitation and competition in Nigeria’s aviation sector, according to an interim review released by the agency today. It said the deve...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters impersonating officials of the Commission and offering fake contract deals in a bid to extort money from unsuspecting victims. The disclaimer is contained in a statement signed by Eniola Akinkuotu, Head of Corporate Communicatio...
•Atiku Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has raised doubts about the capability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct proper elections, saying, “something as basic as choosing a broadly acceptable date should not be mishandled”. He asked INEC to reconsider the February 20, 2027, and March 6, 2027 election dates ...
•PenCom boss, Omolola Oloworaran The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has again expressed worry over a large chunk of informal sector workers missing out of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) saying that it is worried about life at retirement without proper planning which the scheme has offered. According to Omolola Oloworaran, the Comm...
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