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The Federal Government has commenced construction of 250 units of two-bedroom bungalows for federal civil servants under the Renewed Hope Civil Service Estate in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The housing project is part of the government’s broader intervention aimed at increasing access to affordable accommodation for workers and Nigerians across the 36 states of the federation. The […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of road construction and rehabilitation projects as well as highway and trailer park concessions valued at more than N438 billion across several states in Nigeria. The approvals were disclosed by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the […]
The Federal Government has pledged to increase investment in electricity infrastructure as part of efforts to improve power supply and reduce persistent blackouts across the country. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the commitment on Tuesday in Lagos during the commissioning of upgraded transmission facilities at the Alausa and Lekki substations. The projects include […]
The Federal Government has set a target of wheeling 6,000 megawatts of electricity before December as it intensifies efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s transmission network and improve the delivery of available power to consumers. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed the target in Lagos while commissioning two new 100 megavolt-amperes, 132/33 kilovolt transformers at the Ijora […]
The Federal Government has announced plans to relocate genuine allottees of the defunct Site and Services Scheme in Dukpa, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, more than three decades after the residential and service plots were originally allocated. The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development said it had concluded arrangements to relocate legitimate allottees to an […]
Nigeria’s electricity market may continue to face instability unless the Federal Government addresses concerns over unfunded tariff shortfalls, subsidy obligations and frequent changes in policy direction, according to the Executive Director and Convener of PowerUp Nigeria, Adetayo Adegbemle. Adegbemle argued that years of reforms and interventions have failed to permanently resolve the country’s…
Nigeria’s electricity supply is facing another major threat as vandals continue to target critical transmission infrastructure across the country, destroying towers and other equipment needed to keep the national grid operating. At least 20 electricity transmission towers were reportedly vandalised between January and August 2026, according to an analysis of reported incidents. The attacks have…
– Federal Government approves tax waivers for almost 4,000 EVs imported in 2026. – Nigeria is using tax incentives to encourage cleaner transport and local assembly. – Poor electricity supply and limited charging stations remain major obstacles to EV adoption. – Electric motorcycles, tricycles and battery swapping are emerging as practical alternatives. The Federal Government […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc, KAEDC, over the company’s N456.5bn cumulative market obligations and persistent financial and operational difficulties. The electricity regulator also constituted an interim board of special directors and ordered the commencement of an open and transparent process to select a new…
Fresh questions have emerged over the future of electricity subsidies in Nigeria after the Federal Government clarified that it has no immediate plan to remove the subsidy or increase electricity tariffs. The clarification followed reports suggesting that electricity subsidies could be phased out from 2027 as part of ongoing reforms to address financial challenges and […]