FG Says 60% of Electricity Customers Now Have Meters
By Sulyman Gobir The Federal Government says about 60 per cent of active electricity customers in Nigeria have now been metered as it works to reduce estimated billing and close the country’s metering gap. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Director-General, Ayodeji Gbeleyi, disclosed the figure at the second 2026 meeting of the […]
No Tariff Hike As FG Targets Better Power Supply
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has ruled out any immediate increase in electricity tariffs, assuring Nigerians that its priority is improving power supply, expanding metering and ending estimated billing. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, gave the assurance during a media roundtable in Lagos, saying the government has no policy to raise electricity tariffs beyond […]
NEDC to Build ₦100bn Power Grid for North‑East Councils
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The North-East Development Commission has earmarked about ₦100 billion to build a 50-megawatt power grid for communities across the North-East. The project will serve some of the 102 local government areas in the region’s six states. The NEDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Alkali, disclosed this while briefing media executives […]