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 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
State governments across Nigeria are establishing their own independent electricity regulatory commissions, issuing state licences, and drafting bespoke sub-national power policies. This administrative cascade follows the fifth constitutional alteration and the enactment of the Electricity Act 2023, which formally stripped the central government of its exclusive hold over power markets. State capitals now project an…
The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission has named 38 companies operating across Lagos that have failed to apply for licences and the necessary regularisation despite repeated directives, raising fresh questions about compliance in the state’s emerging electricity market. The firms, which include MTN, Flour Mills, Golden Penny, First Global Commerce Solutions Limited, African Steel…
More than a decade after the privatisation of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Nigeria’s electricity sector remains trapped in a cycle of stagnation, mismanagement, and institutional failure — and the country’s most prominent labour voice is pulling no punches about why. Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress and General Secretary…
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….