The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in Dec. 2020. Mr Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. […]

The 50 percent increase in electricity tariffs is coming again at a very wrong time. It will have a terrible high effect on our production costs. It is even rather very unfortunate because energy is not even available in some areas of our operations as lots of millers and rice processors depend on electricity for production.

Says FG’s exploitation doesn’t have an end By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said it would use every available means to resist the new increase in the electricity tariff. The NLC also accused the Federal Government of deceit and insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians at this period the Coronavirus pandemic has […]

By Ediri Ejoh   Despite the sordid tales of Nigeria’s electricity sector, 2020 upstream power sector seems to have fared better in reducing systems collapse significantly. However, huge difficulties persists in stranded power incidences which has resulted in a steady rise in losses in the industry while ensuring the perennial issue of inadequate power supply […]

By Chris Ochayi The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji  Sani  Bello has called on the residents of Goton Sarki community, Paikoro Local Government Area of the state to take advantage of the 24 hours electricity supply from the 40kWp Solar Mini-Grid to improve their standard of living and advance their economy The Solar Mimi-Grid was […]