Tag: Electricity
Minister seeks discounted electricity bills for tertiary institutions
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, says there was a need for tertiary institutions in the country to be treated to a discount...
NBET to exit electricity market as NERC licences multiple firms
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) is set to exit the electricity market as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) licences multiple firms.
The...
Electricity tariff: Reps seek universities’ removal from Band A
The House of Representatives says it would ensure that federal universities across Nigeria are removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen...
Varsities decry high electricity bills
Federal University of Lafia (FUL) in Nasarawa State and the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHS) in the Otukpo area of Benue State have...
UI: We’ve no plans to ration electricity
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) in the Oyo State capital says it has no plan to ration electricity within the campus...
“We can’t afford it’: UI students protest tuition fee hike, electricity...
Scores of students of the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, protested against the recent hike in tuition...
Tinubu: It’s shameful we’re still generating 4.5GW of electricity
President Bola Tinubu has expressed displeasure over the level of electricity generation in the country, describing it as shameful.
Tinubu said this at the inaugural...
FG approves N21bn for DisCos to buy meters
The Federal Government has approved N21 billion for 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to provide meters for customers across the country.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...
Minister: Band A reduced electricity subsidy to N1trn
Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu says the introduction of Band A with a higher tariff has reduced electricity subsidy from about N3 trillion to...
Strike: Blackout as electricity workers shut national grid
The aggrieved members of Organised Labour have thrown the country into a nationwide blackout following the shutdown of the national grid by the workers.
It...
