Discos Offer Customers Two-month Free Electricity   Power distribution companies on Wednesday announced that they were in support of the proposal by the National Assembly and the Federal Executive arm of government that Nigerians should get two months of free electricity. Speaking through their umbrella body, the...

COVID-19: Reps Seek Two Months Free Power Supply To Nigerians, Mulls Second Stimulus Bill   The House of Representatives has called for the supply of free electricity to Nigerians for two months as part of measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Speaker, Femi...

Electricity: In Three Days, Gas Shortage Stalls 10,362MW   In three days, April 2 to April 4, gas shortage to thermal power plants stalled the generation of 10,362.5 megawatts of electricity. The generation companies explained that gas shortage greatly hindered the production of electricity in thermal power...

NERC Suspends Electricity Tariff Increase   The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has suspended the proposed increase in electricity tariffs initially slated for Wednesday (today). NERC had on January 4, in its December 2019 Minor Review of Multi Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the...

Electricity Tariff To Increase On Wednesday   Nigerians will from Wednesday, April 1, 2020, pay more for electricity. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had disclosed this in its December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020. Checks by Economic...

Togo, Others Owe Nigeria N30bn For Electricity   The Republics of Togo, Niger and Benin owe Nigeria a total of N29.97bn for the electricity supplied to them from January to September last year, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Nigeria, through its electricity transmission company, supplies...