Tinubu Appoints New NERC Chairman, Commissioners   President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Tinubu also nominated Abubakar Yusuf as the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and...

President Tinubu Appoints 39-year-old Engr Ramat as Chairman/CEO NERC In a forward-looking move to drive reform and innovation in Nigeria’s electricity sector, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr. Dr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...

Energy Expert Urges NERC to Adopt Multiple Tariff Models for States, Citing New Electricity Act As the debate over electricity tariffs intensifies across Nigeria, a prominent energy expert, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to abandon its "one size fits...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that state governments do not have jurisdiction over the national grid and over electric power stations established under federal laws or operating under licences it issued.

The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, reviewing electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025.

Electricity Subsidy Surges by 220%, Reaches Almost N2trn   The Federal Government’s electricity tariff subsidy jumped from N610bn in 2023 to N1.94tn in 2024. This represents a 219.67 per cent increase in yearly subsidy funding, despite the Band A tariff hike of April 2024. The Nigerian Electricity...