Month: September 2025

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported that 148,077 electricity customers were provided with meters across the country in May and June 2025. According to the commission’s latest factsheet on metering status, 63,180 customers were metered in May, while 84,897 received meters in June. This raised the total number of metered customers nationwide to 6,422,933 as of June 2025. The national metering rate also improved slightly, from 53.78 per

The Federal Government has ordered all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as public and private higher institutions, to begin structured verification of academic credentials from October 6, 2025. A circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, directed that all new and existing staff must have their certificates validated through the National Credential Verification Service (NCVS) under the Nigerian Education Repository and

Hours of heavy rainfall on Wednesday left several parts of Lagos submerged, crippling vehicular and business activities across the state. Flood-prone communities such as Maryland, Lekki, Ogba, and Ikorodu were among the hardest hit, with roads submerged and residents struggling to salvage property from waterlogged homes and shops. Videos circulating on social media showed residents wading through flooded streets, while motorists battled slow traffic and stalled vehicles on key roads.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has received ₦318.05bn between January and August 2025 to fund oil exploration in frontier basins, according to documents from the September Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 mandates that 30% of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) profits be set aside monthly for exploration in underdeveloped basins, including Anambra, Bida, Sokoto, Chad, Benue, and Dahomey. Findings showed PSC profits

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has called on the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to make petroleum products more accessible to marketers and to ensure they are sold at fair prices. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, the association’s spokesperson, Ikem Ohia, said marketers were not in conflict with the refinery but only sought a transparent arrangement that would guarantee steady supply and end

The Airtel Africa Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF, has unveiled an ambitious plan to positively impact more than 10 million Africans by 2030 through education, digital inclusion, financial literacy, and environmental sustainability initiatives. The announcement came on Tuesday during the official launch of the foundation at a press conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Speaking at the event, Dinesh Balsingh, Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, described the initiative as a continuation

Nigeria lost crude oil worth N8.41 trillion to theft and metering failures between 2021 and July 2025, according to new figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). Data shows that the country lost 37.6 million barrels in 2021, 20.9m in 2022, 4.3m in 2023, 4.1m in 2024, and 2.04m barrels in the first seven months of 2025. At Statista’s average Brent crude prices, these losses translate to $5.61bn—enough