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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Nigeria Customs Service began clearing 98 containers of critical power equipment stranded at Lagos ports for two decades on 6 November 2026. Power Minister Joseph Tegbe confirmed the release of the cargo, which forms part of more than 300 containers abandoned at maritime terminals by defaulting contractors. Officers cleared 44 units from ENL Terminal,…
President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of more than 300 containers of vital electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for up to two years. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe revealed the executive directive during an energy briefing in Abuja, exposing how entrenched administrative inertia sabotages national infrastructure. Maritime agencies, customs authorities, and port operators…
Nigeria plans to raise its power generation capacity to 70,000 megawatts by 2030. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe announced the target at an energy summit in Lagos on Tuesday. The plan sounds impressive on paper, but state officials struggle to wheel 5,000 megawatts across the national grid today. Paper plans mean little to businesses that…
Nigeria’s costly electricity subsidy is heading for the exit. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe announced on Friday that the Federal Government will begin phasing it out from 2027, framing the move as central to rescuing a power sector buried under trillions of naira in unpaid bills. Speaking at a media session in Abuja, Tegbe…
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies ended 2025 with a curious paradox on their books. They pumped out more power, banked record revenue and connected more meters than ever before, yet quietly watched more than a million paying customers walk away. Fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, drawn from data compiled by the…
Nigeria’s power generation companies have raised fresh concern over a looming N1 trillion debt, warning that persistent liquidity challenges and stranded capacity now exceeding N2.376 trillion are threatening the survival of the sector. The operators say urgent intervention by the Federal Government is needed to stabilise the market, improve cash flow and prevent…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tapped Joseph Tegbe, a former KPMG partner, to lead the Ministry of Power. This choice signals a shift from political patronage to technocratic management in a sector that remains Nigeria’s most stubborn economic bottleneck. Tegbe replaces Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to revive his quest for the governorship of Oyo State….