The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned 11 electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to appear before it over an outstanding debt of N2.6 trillion owed to the federation account. The resolution was reached on Wednesday during an investigative hearing chaired by Representative Bamidele Salam, following a review of the 2021 Auditor General’s report. The […]Read More
Egbin Power Plc, Ikeja Electric Plc And First Independent Power
Egbin Power Plc, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) and First Independent Power Limited (FIPL), have refuted false media reports sourced from misleading advertorials published in This Day Newspapers on August 6, 2025, alleging the appointment of “Kunle Ogunba Esq. SAN” as Receiver/Manager over the entities. The Management of the power companies said the publications, contrary to […]Read More
Mainpower gives Reason for power outage in Parts of Enugu
Mainpower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MEDL) informed its esteemed customers in parts of Enugu State who have been experiencing power outage over the past four days that the situation is due to a significant drop in Energy allocation from the parent company, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) The management of Mainpower said the development […]Read More
NERC Transfers Electricity Regulatory Oversight to Nasarawa State
August 3, 2025 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Nasarawa State from the Commission to the Nasarawa State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NASERC). This is incompliance with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) and the Electricity Act 2023 as […]Read More
Power restored to FirstEnergy customers in Cuyahoga County following substation
CLEVELAND- FirstEnergy confirms power has been fully restored to thousands of its customers in Cuyahoga County following a substation outage Friday night. Fairview Park and Rocky River were among the communities hardest hit. The outage was concentrated within the west side of Cleveland and its inner western suburbs, with no other Northeast Ohio counties feeling the impact. […]Read More
Vice President Shettima Unveils FG’s Asset Restoration Drive
June 8, 2025 *NASENI-led initiative to tackle abandonment, boost agric, industrial capacity* *Commissions power infrastructure project at Borno State University* Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday launched the NASENI Asset Restoration Programme as part of ongoing efforts by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restore and revive the nation’s industrial and agricultural capacity. […]Read More
Shell sees bright future for Nigerian companies in offshore developments
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) says Nigerian companies have a lot to benefit if they are prepared to take advantage of more opportunities in its offshore and shallow water oil and gas projects. Speaking at the 5th Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, today, SNEPCo MD, Ronald Adams […]Read More
U.S. summer could take a toll on Americans’ budgets to
High temperatures projected across the U.S. summer could take a toll on Americans’ budgets by driving up the price of keeping homes cool. Home electricity bills are expected to rise to an average of $784 for the summer period, up more than 6% from $737 in 2024 and marking a 12-year record, according a new analysis from […]Read More
Tariff hike: Court dismisses MultiChoice ‘s suit seeking to stop
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from taking administrative action against it Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the suit was an abuse of court process. MultiChoice, the operator of DStv and […]Read More
Adelabu approves training of 1,200 electrical engineers over next 10
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has directed the training of at least 1,200 electrical engineers over the next decade and emphasized the prioritization of local contractors in line with the Federal Executive Council’s “Nigeria First” procurement policy. Adelabu made this disclosure in his address at the opening ceremony of the management retreat of […]Read More