Analysts at Standards and Poor (S&P) has in the latest Global Commodity Insights reported that Nigeria had become the largest importer of refined petrol in Africa from Europe as the shipments of the commodity to the continent continue increase. The analysts noted also that crude oil shipments from the Middle East to Europe had significantly […]
Power/Electricity
FG Targets 6,000MWTs To Improve Electricity Supply
The Federal Government has revved up its investment and policy moves to increase electricity megawatts from 4000 megawatts (MWTs) to 6,000 WHTs within the next three to six months to improve power supply. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, who made this disclosure on Monday during his meeting with the heads of power agencies […]
UK Energy Firm To Invest $18Mn In Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Projects
UK-based integrated energy development and investment company, Konexa, has achieved financial close on a combined $18 million investment to establish private renewable electricity trading platform and connect Nigeria Breweries Plc, its first client, to the grid. The funding for the renewable electricity project, which is supported by climate-centric blended finance fund manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) […]
Only 13.1Mn Electricity Consumers Registered So Far – TCN
The General Manager of Regulation and Compliance at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ali Bukar Ahmad, on Thursday reported that out of an estimated population of 230 million in the country, only 13,112,134 electricity consumers had been registered. Ahmad gave these figures during the National Institute of Physics webinar Series 2.0 titled “Policy, Regulatory […]
FG Threatens To Revoke DisCos’ Licences Over Poor Power Supply
The Federal Government on Wednesday threatened to revoke the licences of power distribution companies (DisCos) over the incessant power shortage nationwide. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, in a statement pointed out that government was concerned about the lingering inadequate electricity distribution by the Discos, especially when the power generation companies (GenCos) had recently increased […]
Fuel, Electricity Tariff Price Caps May Fiscally Cost Nigeria 3% Of GDP In 2024 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that price caps on fuel and electricity tariffs below the cost recovery could result to a fiscal cost amounting to 3% of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024. The warning was given by the staff of the Fund in their report on completion of their mission to […]
CPPE Seeks Review Of EEL Policy To Support Businesses
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), a frontline private sector advocacy organization in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to immediately review its recently introduced Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) policy in view of the negative implications of its implementation for the economy. The Centre, in a Note issued on Sunday by […]
Transcorp Power Announces Listing On NGX Main Board
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group) has announced the listing of its subsidiary, Transcorp Power Plc, by introduction on the main board of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). This disclosure was contained in a statement released by the Transcorp Group’s Company Secretary, Stanley Chikwendu, on Monday. According to the statement, there will be a “Facts Behind the […]
Ericsson, MTN Group Seal Pact On Nigeria, S/Africa’s Network Modernisation
Ericsson and MTN Group have agreed to modernise the core network of MTN’s affiliates in South Africa and Nigeria over five years in line with MTN Group’s MTN Unified Cloud Acceleration (MUNA) principles and objectives. The MTN Group in a statement indicated that the agreement was recently concluded, where the companies agreed on key strategic […]
Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Improved Regulatory Regime For Power Sector
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has charged the federal and subnational governments in Nigeria to create improved regulatory regime as a strategic option of attracting more investments to the nation’s power sector. Okonjo-Iweala, who gave the charge on Monday in her virtual goodwill message at the inauguration of […]