AdminOct 26, 20161 min readBuhari’s nominee as NERC Chairman, Professor Akintunde Akinwande‎ rejects appointmentProfessor Akintunde Akinwande, nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, as Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC,...
AdminOct 7, 20161 min readNERC slams N6.2m fine on Discos for ignoring customers’ complaintsThe two Dicos have been ordered to pay N6.220million as penalty. The Commission imposed a N5.010million sanction on Benin Electricity...
AdminSep 10, 20161 min readFour million Nigerians awaiting prepaid meter – NERCThe Acting NERC Chairman, Dr. Anthony Aka, Made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo on Saturday. Aka...
AdminApr 7, 20162 min readNERC goes tough on DISCOs, asks Nigerians to report estimated billingsDr Anthony Akah, Acting Chairman of NERC, made the appeal when the President of Nigeria Association for Energy Economics (NAEE), Prof....
AdminMar 31, 20161 min readGovernor Bello blasts NERC over introduction of new electricity tariff, says timing is wrongBello while addressing Board of Directors and officials of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, in his office, said the new...
AdminMar 3, 20161 min readPower dropped below 2,800mw due to activities of vandals – NERCSpeaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, he said power supply through...
AdminMar 1, 20162 min readTariff hike: I will jail NERC boss if he flouts my order – JudgeA Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, dismissed a contempt suit against the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over...
AdminFeb 22, 20163 min readTariff hike: Court dismisses NERC’s application for stay of proceedingsNERC had asked the court for stay of proceedings until its appeal against two previous rulings by the court was heard and determined by...
AdminFeb 17, 20162 min readNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morningGood morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. Some Senators have called for the suspension of Senator Kabiru Marafa...
AdminFeb 16, 20161 min readSuspend hike in electricity tariff now – Senate directs NERCThe Senate President, who posted this information on his official Facebook wall on Tuesday, explained that the move “is necessary because...
AdminJan 30, 20162 min readNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Saturday morningGood morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. The Supreme Court, Friday nullified the election of Senators Stella...
AdminJan 29, 20161 min readNo going back on new electricity tariffs by Monday – NERCActing Chairman of the commission, Dr. Anthony Akah disclosed this on Thursday when he led top executives of the regulatory agency on a...
AdminJan 5, 20162 min readNERC likely to shift February take-off date for increased electricity tariffThe shift was partly caused by the sustained opposition to the tariff hike by the House of Representatives as well as the expiration of...
AdminDec 21, 20151 min readNERC finally increases electricity tariffs, scraps fixed chargesAnnouncing the tariffs increase on Monday, NERC stated that from the next billing period, power distribution companies would no longer...
AdminDec 18, 20151 min readNERC issues licences to 8 companies to generate 1,648 MWIn a statement in Abuja on Thursday, Dr Usman Arabi, Head, Public Affairs Department of NERC, said the licences were three categories of...
AdminOct 4, 20153 min readUnilateral account: Manitoba finally bows, agrees to payments in nairaMHINL is the Canadian firm contracted by the Federal Government to manage the electricity Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The...
AdminSep 30, 20153 min readAbuja consumers lambast NERC, warn AEDC against hike in electricity tariffElectricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, have rejected a proposed hike in electricity tariff being...
AdminAug 22, 20153 min readNERC agrees with Senate, orders restructuring of fixed chargesDiscos has also been directed to discontinue the practice of bulk metering. The Senate had in its resolution following a motion by...
AdminAug 18, 20152 min readWhy we cannot abolish fixed charges – NERCThe Chairman of NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, stated this in reaction to a resolution of the Senate, directing it to abolish fixed charges and...
AdminAug 18, 20152 min readNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morningGood morning: Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is currently...
