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...

Power: Stakeholders Unite to Fight Corruption, Enforce Safety Public and private sector actors are joining forces to confront corruption and funding challenges undermining safety compliance in Nigeria’s electricity sector, as the NESI Safety Strategic Workshop holds in Abuja on July 31, 2025. ‎The one-day workshop, convened...

N3.7tn Debt Threatens Power Generation Power generation companies have declared that the sector’s indebtedness to companies that produce electricity is now N3.7tn and that this is a threat to further electricity production. Electricity producers under the aegis of the Association of Power Generation Companies drew the...

DisCos Generate N1.1tn in 2023 The Federal Government spent N628.61bn as subsidy on electricity in 2023, as power distribution companies collected a total revenue of N1.08tn during the same period, the latest industry data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday showed. An analysis...

Consumers Kick Against 40% Electricity Meters Price Hike  The Nigerian Power consumers have opposed the increase in the prices of meters, calling on the government to consider Nigerians' plight and reverse the price hike. The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced an increase in the prices of...

N3trn Bill: NMPSR iPlans Roundtable to Brainstorm on Nigeria's Power Crisis By Zekeri Idakwo Worried by the huge amount of money spent by the Federal Government in the power sector since it was privatised in 2013, the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) Market Participants Roundtable (NMPSR)...