Nigeria’s Minister of Power has acknowledged that many Nigerians still do not have access to reliable electricity supply, highlighting the persistent challenges facing the country’s power sector. The minister said that despite ongoing reforms and investments aimed at improving electricity generation, transmission and distribution, reliable power remains beyond the reach of a significant number of…
The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria may consider additional measures if attacks on its citizens in South Africa persist. This is as the country condemned the killing of two Nigerian nationals in South Africa and demanded immediate investigations, warning that the continued targeting of foreigners, particularly Nigerians, raises serious concerns about their safety and…
Nigeria’s fragile electricity supply may face a deeper crisis in the coming weeks as gas suppliers begin halting supply to thermal power plants over an estimated ₦3.3 trillion debt owed by power generation companies (GenCos). The development raises fears of worsening nationwide blackouts, as thermal plants—powered largely by natural gas—produce the bulk of the country’s…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed concern over the alleged politicization of technical challenges in the power sector and has rejected allegations of incompetence against him by members of the Oyo State House of Assembly.
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