Tag: discos
IBEDC warns against energy theft, meter tampering
Ibadan, July 25, 2025 (NAN) The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has warned against energy theft, urging customers to refrain from meter tampering and...
Irregular power supply: Ex-MAN chairman urges NERC to penalise discos
Dr Wale Adegbite, former Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun Chapter, has advised the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to penalise discos across...
DisCos: Expert wants FG to check performance
An expert on power, Mr Princewill Okorie, has called on the Federal Government to set up an investigative committee to check the performance of...
Tariff: FCCPC wants stiffer actions to protect consumers, backs NERC’s AEDC...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has appealed for robust and vigilant enforcement by NERC towards greater transparency in billing and electricity...
Reps minority caucus says hike in electricity tariff insensitive, inhuman
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives says the hike in electricity tariffs across the country by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)...
Expert wants FG to reduce import duties on raw materials
An Expert in Power, Mr. Kunle Olubiyo, has appealed to the Federal Government to reduce customs import’s duties and other critical statutory charges at...
Stakeholders decry 300% electricity tariff hike
Some power experts have expressed their dissatisfaction with the 300 percent increase in electricity tariffs approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
In separate...
NERC approves electricity tariff increase for customers on band A
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in the electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225/KWh.
The News...
Electricity consumers increase to 12.12m in Q4 2023 – NBS
The number of electricity consumers rose by 410,000, from 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023 to 12.12 million in the fourth quarter...
NERC warns electricity consumers against buying transformers, poles for Discos
Hajia Aisha Mahmud, Commissioner, Customers Affairs, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has cautioned electricity consumers against self-procurement of transformers, cables, and accessories without formal...
FG releases N12.7bn to provide smart meters in barracks
The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has released N12.7 billion to provide meters in Army barracks across the country.
The...
Minister summons DisCos, TCN over worsening power situation
Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executive officers of two electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to a meeting to be held...
N42 bn debt: Corpses decomposing in army mortuaries over power outage
The Chief of Army Staff (COAs), Lt. Gen.Taoreed Lagbaja, says corpses in mortuaries within some barracks of the Nigerian Army are decomposing over a...
Senate urges FG to stop planned increase in electricity tariff via...
Senate has urged the Federal Government to stop its planned increase in electricity tariffs via the planned withdrawal of electricity subsidies.
The upper legislative chamber...
Power: Expert urges more investment to boost national grid
Abuja, Feb. 11, 2024 (NAN) An expert on power, Mr. Kunle Olubiyo, has urged the Federal Government and stakeholders to increase investment in the...
BPE not part of DISCOS’ move to stop audit – DG
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has excused itself of the decision of the 11 national power distribution companies (DISCOS) to get a court...
Ikeja Electric Appoints Folake Soetan as Acting CEO
Ikeja Electric Plc, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Folake Soetan as its Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2nd, 2020.
She takes over from...
