Discos Revenue Rise by 61.4% After 230% Electricity Tariff Hike   Revenues earned by electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria have risen by over 61.4 per cent after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved a 230 per cent tariff increase for Band ‘A’ customers nationwide...

Unmetered Electricity Customers Now 7.3 million – NERC Metering of electricity customers across the country has remained a challenge as number of unmetered customers rises to 7.3 million. The latest figures, released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) showed that out of over 13.16 million...

NBS Reveals Nigerians Paid 64.58% More For Diesel in August   The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, in Nigeria surged by 64.58 per cent year-on-year, reaching N1,406.05/litre in August 2024 compared to the N854.32/litre recorded in the same month last year. This...

Rail Transport Earns N1.69 billion in Q2 – NBS The Nigerian rail system generated N1.69bn in revenue from passengers in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting a 53.14 per cent increase compared to the N1.10bn recorded in the same period of 2023. This data was disclosed...

Nigeria’s Inflation Declines by 1.23% in August – NBS The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate further declined to 32.15 per cent in August 2024. The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for August 2024, which...

Oil Production Fell by 160,000bpd in Q2 – NBS Nigeria’s daily oil production shrank by 160,000 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2024. This was contained in a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Within these three months, the NBS stated that...