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Ikeja Electric launches Energy Advance, lets customers borrow up to N20,000 electricity units

Ikeja Electric has introduced a buy-now-pay-later electricity scheme called Energy Advance, allowing eligible customers to draw up to N20,000 worth of electricity units on credit and pay later. The distribution company announced the service in an official notice to customers, saying it is designed to prevent unexpected power interruptions when units run out at inconvenient…

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TCN secures $1.4bn funding, lifts transmission capacity to 8,700MW

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has secured more than $1.4 billion, about N1.87 trillion, in loans and grants to expand the national electricity grid. The funding has raised transmission wheeling capacity to 8,700 megawatts and supported the commissioning of 89 power transformers. TCN Executive Director for Transmission Service Provider, Ajiboye Oluwagbenga, disclosed this at…

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Petrol price hits N1,310 per litre as MRS, Dangote stations adjust pump price.

Nigerian motorists are facing another petrol price increase after MRS and Dangote-backed filling stations raised their pump price to N1,310 per litre in Lagos and surrounding areas. The latest increase represents a sharp rise from about N1,205 per litre, adding fresh pressure to households, transport operators and businesses already battling elevated operating costs. Other filling…

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Electricity theft: FG probes N120bn annual revenue loss

The Federal Government has launched a crackdown on massive energy theft along the 132-kilovolt Ikorodu–Sagamu industrial corridor, where unaccounted power losses have climbed to 100 megawatts, inflicting an estimated annual revenue loss of N120 billion on the electricity market. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, announced this during a high-level stakeholders meeting with industrial operators,…

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NERC issues 194 electricity licences in 2025 as mini-grids and metering surge

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued 194 licences, permits and certifications across Nigeria’s electricity market in 2025, a 15.5% increase from the 168 approvals recorded in 2024. The regulator disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report, with approvals spanning generation, distribution, trading, mini-grids and metering. The jump reflects continued regulatory activity across both conventional…

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NUPRC seeks completion of 10-storey headquarters

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), says the speedy completion of its proposed headquarters, The Barrel, will boost the Commission’s efficiency and Nigeria’s investment appeal. The Barrel, a 10-storey building with the capacity to accommodate 900 to 1,000 people is being constructed in the likeness of a convex, curved cylinder that bulges outward at…

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