Electricity: Niger, Togo, Benin Owing Nigeria N12.6bn For 2023 Q1   Amidst growing tension between Nigeria and its northern neighbour, Niger Republic, official report has indicated that Niger together with Togo and Benin Republic indebtedness to Nigeria on electricity supply has hit $16.11 million (about N12.60...

Saudi Arabia Commits $20m for Rwanda’s Mega Electricity Project   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is providing a soft loan of $20 million to fund an ongoing electricity project in Rwanda, that would help boost the latter's socio-economic development, the Press Agency yesterday reported. Economic Confidential gathered...

Direct Interventions In Power Sector Now N7trn – FG The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it had spent about N7tn as direct interventions in the power sector despite privatising the electricity generation and distribution arms of the industry since November 2013. It revealed this at a...

Consumers Lament As Nigeria Exports N23bn Electricity   Power consumers, on Wednesday, kicked against the export of about N23.13bn worth of electricity from Nigeria to some neighbouring countries in 2022 despite the widespread darkness witnessed in many Nigerian communities. The latest data on the remittances by international...

Frustration Mounts As Discos Consider 40% Electricity Tariffs Hike   Speculations of plans to raise electricity tariffs up by 40 percent barely a few weeks after the removal of the petrol subsidy have triggered anger among customers. While it is mandatory for electricity distribution companies to regularly...

FG Says Discos Failed To Remit N208bn In 2022   Power distribution companies failed to remit a total of N208.8bn to the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry in 2022, the Federal Government has said. Figures obtained on Sunday from the latest Fourth Quarter 2022 Report of the Nigerian...