Reps Approve ₦248.6bn Relief for Kano, Jos, Ikeja DisCos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has approved a ₦248.6 billion financial relief and debt restructuring package for the Kano, Jos, and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). This move announced on Thursday is aimed at stabilising Nigeria’s troubled power sector. The decision followed the adoption of a report by the Public Accounts Committee, which […]
NLC Criticizes Power Sector Failures, Demands New Electricity Road Map
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the state of Nigeria’s electricity sector, describing more than a decade of privatisation as a failure that has worsened energy access for citizens and businesses and demanded a new road map for the sector. In a statement issued on Sunday by its President Joe Ajaero, […]
Reps Name Seven-Member Panel to Audit Gas Use by Gencos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives on Tuesday named a seven-member panel to scrutinise how electricity generation companies (Gencos) have used gas supplied to them over the years. The new sub-committee, chaired by Rep. Afam Victor Ogene, includes Reps. Kafilat Ogbara, Salisu Magaji, Faud Kayode Laguda, Harrison Nwadike and others. This fresh mandate emerged […]
Reps Probes Gurara II Hydropower Project Dispute
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has begun deliberations on a petition over a long-running dispute between Abuja Power Company Limited (APCL) and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation regarding the proposed Gurara II Hydropower Project in Niger State. The Chairman of the committee, Sada Soli, said the petition —pitting APCL against […]
Reps Summon Discos Over Power Failure, Alleged Misuse of Funds
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has summoned electricity distribution companies over persistent power outages, alleged misuse of intervention funds, and poor accountability in Nigeria’s power sector. Thirteen years after the privatisation of electricity distribution, the House Ad hoc Committee investigating power sector reforms and expenditure from 2007 to 2024 expressed anger over the […]