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FG constitutes committee on operationalisation of Electricity Act 2023 amid market decentralisation
Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe Federal Government has inaugurated a nine-member inter-agency committee to address emerging policy, regulatory and operational issues arising from the decentralisation of Nigeria’s electricity market. According to the government, the move is geared towards ensuring a…
Excess liquidity persists, as banks lodge N4.15trn in deposits with CBN
According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the banking sector lodged a total of N4.15 trillion with it through its Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) during the week. According to the bank, the trend further highlights continued excess liquidity in…
FG ‘places on hold’ proposed increase in WAEC, NECO fees
Federal Government has reportedly ‘placed on hold’ its earlier decision to increase the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate examinations’ registration fees to a flat rate of N50, 000 beginning from the…
Marketers, refiners, retailers reject Dangote’s dollar-pricing of petroleum products
Petroleum products marketers, refiners and retailers have expressed displeasure over proposal by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to sell its products in dollars, as against a naira denominated sales policy. According to the groups, in separate reactions to the Dangote proposal,…
Nigeria’s pension assets jump by 51% to hit N31.48trn
Nigeria’s pension assets jumped by 51 per cent in two years to teach N31.48 trillion, according to the National Pensions Commission (PenCom). According to the regulatory, nationwide membership of the country’s contributory pension scheme also grew by nearly 1 million…
Nigeria spends $920m on foreign debt servicing in two months
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that the country spent about $920 million to service its external debt obligations in the first two months of 2026. Oracle Intelligence…
World Bank, IFC target 32m households in Nigeria for electricity access
World Bank has disclosed that it is targeting an estimated 32 million Nigerian households to benefit from the planned Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Creation (NAIJA) Development Policy Financing (DPF). The NAIJA Development Policy Financing (DPF) is to executed…
OPEC confirms Nigeria’s crude oil output increase by 25,000bpd in June
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s crude oil production rose by 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 1.530 million barrels per day (mbpd) in May 2026 to 1.555mbpd in June. According to the Monthly Oil Market…
Legal disputes, procurement, distribution delays slowing Nigeria’s electricity sector reforms – World Bank
World Bank has identified persistent legal disputes, procurement and distribution bottlenecks, as well as slow contract execution as slowing the pace of reforms aimed at improving electricity distribution across the country. According to the World Bank, these impediments are delaying…
NERC boss blames Nigeria’s electricity challenges on systemic dysfunction
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that the country’s electricity challenges go beyond generation, transmission and distribution to a structural dysfunction in the system. According to the NERC, the country’s electricity challenges rather stem from the inability of the…
