•Blackout Electricity sector experts have raised fresh concerns over persistent inefficiencies, weak governance, and entrenched corruption undermining Nigeria’s power industry, more than a decade after its privatisation. Speaking on the state of the sector, President of the Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Kola Olubiyo, said the i...
Nigeria’s electricity industry continues to grapple with serious safety concerns, with no fewer than 192 people either killed or injured in power-related incidents in 2025. Data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that while there was a modest decline in overall casualties compared to the previous year, the numbers...
•Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Two weeks after Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, assured citizens of imminent relief from persistent outages, a cross-country check suggests that for many households and businesses, the reality has barely changed. This came as recent announcement by President Bola Tinubu of the approval of N3.3 trillio...
Nigeria’s power sector is once again under scrutiny following the federal government’s approval of over N3.3 trillion to clear the accumulated debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. This is even as persistent outages, grid instability and rising tariffs continue to frustrate households and businesses across the ...
•Blackout Power generation in Nigeria remains below expectations two weeks after the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, assured citizens of improved electricity supply, as ongoing gas shortages, load rejection, and infrastructure challenges continue to strain the national grid, reports The PUNCH. Power generation in Nigeria remains below expe...
•Blackout When the federal government announced a sudden increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers in April 2024, it was a conviction that raising their tariffs would ensure a minimum of 20 hours of electricity, jettisoning alternative power sources like generators and preventing the collapse of the electricity sector, which was wal...
•Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu The federal government has apologised to Nigerians over power outages but is promising improvements across the country in the coming days. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the promise yesterday during a press conference on his achievements in the last three years. “I want to apologise to Ni...
•Janet Ayegbubusi The Nigerian fashion industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the nation’s economy and employs millions of Nigerians, especially young people. The sector has gained world-wide recognition for its creativity and style and innovation. One of the people that are making the sector thick is Janet Ayegbubusi, the CEO of Ra...
•View of traffic lights at the coastline of Havana during a blackout, yesterday Cuba scrambled today to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the communist-run island just as US President Donald Trump proclaimed he will “take” it over. The government did not specify what caused the latest of Cuba’s frequent power outages but [&he...
The Republic of Togo has stated interest in boosting its electricity purchases from Nigeria’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). A statement by the company noted that the interest was made known during a strategic meeting between the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company and a delegation from Compagnie Energie Electrique ...
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