Electricity consumers in Lagos and parts of Oyo State are facing renewed power disruptions following a drop in generation caused by gas supply constraints on the National Grid, as well as infrastructure damage linked to a road accident in Ibadan. In separate notices issued on February 7, 2026, Ikeja Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company…
Nigeria’s electricity crisis has deepened as about 58 per cent of publicly funded dam projects intended to support power generation remain stalled or abandoned, despite hundreds of millions of naira already disbursed. Hydropower currently accounts for roughly 30.1 per cent of Nigeria’s electricity supply, making it the country’s second-largest energy source after thermal generation, yet…
Experts, power sector operators and electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have expressed divergent views on the Federal Government’s directive mandating the rollout of free prepaid meters to electricity consumers nationwide. They said this with reacting to the directive in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Reports that the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu,…
