Nigerians Can't Afford Another Electricity Tariff Hike

AEDC count losses, residents threaten protest as Abuja council area faces prolonged blackout

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, may be going through a trying moment following the shut down of electricity supply to Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Bwari Area Council is one of the largest council areas in Abuja and boasts of areas like Kubwa, Dutse, Gwarinpa, Sokale, Ushafa, Bwari, Jiigo, Pambara, Usma Dam, and a host of other areas. The council area plays host to major federal agencies of go…

Nigerians Can't Afford Another Electricity Tariff Hike

Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has launched another campaign for further increase in electricity tariff. Adelabu, at a meeting with the chairmen of Generating Companies of Nigeria (GenCos) in Abuja on May 5, 2025, said: "Citizens must pay the appropriate price for the energy consumed."

Nigeria Needs $10bn Annually To Fix Electricity Problem – Adelabu

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the country needs $10bn annually to fix its electricity challenges. Adelabu stated that on Tuesday, during the commissioning of a 2.5MW solar PV power plant at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. The project, implemented by the ministry in collaboration with the Rural Electrification Agency, is part of the government’s broader mandate to expand access to clean and reliable electricity. The Min…

StatePress NG: FG unveils scheme to revive 2 underperforming electricity distribution companies

FG to Launch Pilot Overhaul of Two Failing DisCos in Nationwide Power Sector Reform

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has unveiled plans to pilot a sweeping reform of the country’s electricity distribution sector, beginning with a major restructuring of two underperforming Distribution Companies (DisCos), one each in the northern and southern regions of the country. The plan, announced on Monday, May 12, 2025, by Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, follows a detailed diagnostic report on Nigeria’s distribution sector, pres…

The Myth of Reflective Electricity Pricing in Nigeria - Tech

In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply is unstable. Over the years, successive governments have insisted that Nigerians are underpaying for electricity. The solution? Increase the tariff under the guise of reflective pricing. Yet, month after month, citizens grope in the dark, both literally and metaphorically. Now, the cu…