Electricity

Nigeria plans franchises for community electricity

The Nigerian government says it is planning to allow power companies, known as DisCos,...

Tinubu’s harsh electricity tariff fulfills manifesto but breaks key pledge

As presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu did not elaborate much on his plan for the...

Nigerian govt confirms jumbo electricity price increase

The Nigerian government has approved an increase in electricity tariffs, saying a more-than-threefold increase...

Amid hardship, Nigerian govt plans threefold electricity price hike

The Tinubu administration is planning a significant hike in electricity prices that will make...

Electricity workers’ strike at Ramadan “sabotage”, Kaduna DisCo says

Kaduna Electric has condemned the industrial action embarked by the electricity workers as “unjustifiable.” Workers...

Only 5.7% of Nigeria’s 230 million people have electricity: TCN

Only 13 million Nigerians are officially known to have electricity in Nigeria, the government's...

Nigeria in darkness after ‘total collapse’ of national grid

Nigerian cities and homes have been thrown into darkness after the national grid failed...