Power
NERC grants MTN, others permits to generate electricity
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permits to companies including MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Golden Penny Power Limited,...
Power minister says 5,000MW shameful, blames past leaders
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has blamed the country's past leaders for the state of power generation in the country,...
KAEDCO disconnects Kaduna Gov’t House over N2.9 billion electricity debt
Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO) has disconnected the electricity supply to the Kaduna State Government House over N2.9 electricity debt....
Vandals destroy two transmission towers in Yenegoa — TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeri (TCN) says two transmission towers, T98 and T99 along the Ahoada/Yenagoa 132kV line in the...
Dangote to scrap steel investment over allegations of monopoly
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is calling off plans to invest in a new steel plant in Nigeria after the...
Violation of market rules: TCN to disconnect AEDC in five days
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has issued the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) a five-working-day disconnection notice over non-compliance...
Nigeria, USAID sign N115 billion MoU for power
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry of Power signed a N115 billion memorandum of...
Metering: FG deducts N120 billion from April revenue
The Federal Government has set aside N120 billion as the first tranche of the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI). This is...
15 years after, Kaduna power plant yet to start despite guzzling billions
The Minister of Power, Adelabu Adebayo, has voiced his dissatisfaction with the current condition of the 215 Megawatt Kudenden power...
National grid fully restored after collapse -TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial...