By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent POWER DISTRIBURING Companies (DisCos) announced it generated N196.26 billion in revenue for September, marking a 2.69 percent increase from the N191.11 billion collected in August, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The figures were detailed in the commission’s ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NUMBER of active electricity customers in Nigeria climbed to 11.96 million in August 2025, up from 11.89 million recorded in July, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The update, published through the Commission’s verified X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram h...
By Opeyemi Adewale, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOUNTING LOSES in the electricity sector pushed the government’s subsidy obligation to ₦536.4billion in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a continued freeze on cost-reflective tariffs. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) revealed the figure in its latest quarterly report, highlight...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Electricity Regulatory Commission has barred individuals from holding directorships in more than two companies within the country’s electricity industry, citing risks of conflict of interest and impaired performance. This directive was issued in the Commission’s newly released Code of Corpo...
By Joke Kujenya TOWARDS improving service delivery in the Nigerian electrical energy sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has instructed all distributors companies (DisCos) to automatically downgrade any Band A feeder that fails to provide a minimum of 20 hours of power supply per day for seven consecutive days. This ...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has delivered a resounding reprimand to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for its failure to comply with tariff regulations, culminating in a hefty fine of N200,000,000 (Two hundred million naira). This substantial penalty comes in the wake of AEDC’s misappli...
