By Joke Kujenya POWER SUPPLY to several Band A feeders across parts of Lagos fell below the mandated 20-hour minimum between December 21 and 22, 2025, prompting an apology from the electricity distribution company as the Federal Government blamed ongoing outages on gas supply shortages. Electricity consumers on multiple Band A feeders experie...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Correspondent REGULATORY LEADERSHIP in Nigeria’s electricity sector has been reset by President Bola Tinubu following a presidential approval of a newly reconstituted Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), coming after confirmation by the Senate on December 16. The approval authorises a ...
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 JKNewsMedia ENERGY TRANSFORMATION framed key deliberations as the Federal Government reaffirmed its drive to reposition Nigeria’s power sector for sustainability, efficiency, and inclusive growth. Addressing participants at the 2025 OTL Africa Energy Forum in Lagos, the Honourable Minister of Power outlined wide-ranging policy actions, leg...
By Duro Obalola, JKNewsMedia Intern COMMITMENT TO expanding clean energy access in Africa received renewed backing as the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) praised Nigeria’s progress towards achieving the Mission 300 target. The commendation came during a visit by a GEAPP delegation to the Federal Ministry of Power, where d...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DATA FROM the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s Second Quarter Report for 2025 has revealed that the Federal Government’s outstanding power subsidy to electricity generation companies reached N1.05trillion within the first half of the year. The report showed that the governmen...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNINTERRUPTED ELECTRICITY supply remains a core promise of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, with the Federal Government reaffirming its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s power sector before the end of his term. This assurance was delivered by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adela...
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 NIGERIA’s FEDERAL Government has unveiled a bold pilot scheme to overhaul two of Nigeria’s worst-performing electricity distribution companies, targeting long-standing failures with a forceful new model aimed at systemic reform. The pilot initiative, expected to launch between May and August 2025,...
By JKNewsMedia THE KATSINA State Government, on the prompting of the Federal Government, has signalled its intent to take charge of a federal wind power facility and expand its capacity with solar energy, marking a bold push to reshape the state’s energy landscape. Governor Dikko Umar Radda revealed the plan during a strategic dialogue ...
