STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI UNFOLDS GOODIES TO SOUTH-EAST, AS ABIA MONARCHS VISIT President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja expressed optimism that new investment commitments coming into Nigeria’s textile sector, of which Aba is a major beneficiary, will be actualized within the shortest possible time. President Buhari gave the assurance when he received traditional

A workshop about the Nigerian Gas & Power Sector was organized on June 5, 2018 by the International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law & Policy  towards exposing Judicial Officers to evolving trends & challenges especially in the areas of legal, commercial & regulatory issues. #PSRP  

The Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) is a comprehensive programme of policy, legal, regulatory, operational and financial interventions designed to restore service efficiency and long-term power sector viability.

The Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, on May 3rd, 2018 inaugurated the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) charging the Commission to focus more on Customer Service as the critical component that would move the Power Sector forward.  

The World Bank has approved a credit of $486 million for Nigeria’s electricity transmission substations rehabilitation. This is a part of the financial support aimed at achieving a viable power sector through the PSRP implementation.

Watch Mr Mukhtaar Tijani, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu on Power Speak on the Power Sector Recovery Programme with Boason Omofaye of Channels Television.  

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, said  Africa must intensify efforts  at  improving transmission grid for renewable energy to be effectively developed on the continent. The minister spoke at the opening of a two- day Conference on Renewable Energy Development organised by the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law

According to the World Bank (WB), Nigeria needs 175,000 megawatts (MW) of power to bridge its power gap. An estimated 28 million households and 11 million residential and small-scale businesses are either off-grid, or receive less than four hours of power per day (weak grid). On the other hand, the United Nation’s Sustainable Energy for

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has warned the nation’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to stop further arbitrary billing and illegal disconnection of electricity consumers. It stated that such arbitrary billing and group disconnection of electricity consumers without consideration for those paying their bills constitute a gross abuse of consumer rights. The Director-General of the Council,

On January 25th, the World Bank with local technical experts facilitated an interactive consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)