FG Clears N700bn Contractor Debt to Boost Liquidity

FG Unveils Interconnection Guidelines for Solar Mini-Grids

The Federal Government has launched new technical and operational guidelines to accelerate the integration of solar mini-grids into existing electricity distribution networks. Developed by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, the framework establishes uniform standards for connecting decentralised renewable energy systems to the national grid. The policy aims to expand electricity access across unserved and…

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Tinubu Commissions Warships as Navy Hits Milestone

Tinubu Commissions Warships as Navy Hits Milestone

President Bola Tinubu has commissioned three new warships into service to secure Nigeria’s volatile economic waters. Speaking at the International Fleet Review in Lagos, the president declared the Nigerian Navy the most formidable maritime force on the continent. The new vessels—named NNS Oloibiri, NNS Mambila, and NNS Gurara—will immediately deploy to patrol the Atlantic coast….

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Upstream Petroleum Workers Strike Threatens Oil Regulation

Upstream Petroleum Workers Strike Threatens Oil Regulation

An indefinite nationwide strike by upstream petroleum workers has brought Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory architecture to a halt. Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria locked the gates of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The industrial action completely froze administrative and regulatory functions at the Abuja headquarters and…

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$3.6 World Bank Loans Fail to Revive National Grid

$3.6b World Bank Loans Fail to Revive National Grid

Nigeria’s national electricity grid continues to collapse despite receiving 3.6 billion dollars in World Bank loans over the last decade. A comprehensive review of development finance reveals that massive capital injections failed to fix the country’s chronic transmission and distribution failures. The multi-billion-dollar funding aimed to stabilise power supplies, expand the national grid, and bring…

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Capital Spending Swallows Fraction of Nigeria’s New Debt

Capital Spending Swallows Fraction of Nigeria’s New Debt

The federal government deployed barely a quarter of its massive N11.89trn new borrowing to build infrastructure, exposing a deep rift between state debt expansion and visible development. Fresh figures from the Budget Office of the Federation reveal that capital projects received just N3.10trn during the first nine months of last year. Meanwhile, the state comfortably…

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USCRIF Blames Fulani Militants for Rising Insecurity Across Nigeria

USCRIF Blames Fulani Militants for Rising Insecurity Across Nigeria

An estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently driving rural insecurity and religious freedom violations across Nigeria. This disclosure forms the core of a new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The document characterizes these fluid nomadic factions as some of the deadliest non-state actors operating within the country. Moving in…

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