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Nigeria's power sector recorded a total revenue shortfall of ₦3.39 trillion in 2025, with tariff subsidies and commercial losses recorded by distribution companies (DisCos) accounting for a substantial share of the sector’s shortfalls. This massive deficit was dominated by Federal Government tariff subsidies and downstream retail losses (billing and collection inefficiencies), which collectively accounted for …

How high Cost, Corruption Stall Meter Deployment as Consumers Endure arbitrary Billing

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) recorded a total of ₦653.19 billion in losses in their revenue collections over 12 months. This is even as electricity billing rose by 12.9 per cent from ₦466.69 billion in the third quarter of 2024 to ₦706.61 billion in the same period of 2025. Quarterly reports released by the Nigerian …

Nigeria’s Power Supply Drops Amid Oil Workers’ Strike

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