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Nigeria Needs Merit-based Appointments, Policy Consistency To Fix Power – Ex-TCN Boss

Global UpfrontJul 19, 2026July 19, 20260

By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta Former Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku-Tambuwal, says Nigeria needs merit-based appointments, policy consistency to

“Up NEPA!” – How Electricity Gets To Your Home: Understanding Nigeria’s Power Challenge

Global UpfrontJul 16, 2026July 16, 20260

By Wale Ogunbanjo “Up NEPA!” Few expressions capture the Nigerian experience better than these two words. They are shouted whenever electricity returns after an outage.

This Electricity Bailout Must Work

Global UpfrontNov 1, 2025November 1, 20251

Weekend Trust Page 3 Comment, November 1, 2025 On Monday, October 6, 2025, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approval of issuance of

Nigeria@65: A Long Road To Economic Freedom

Global UpfrontOct 1, 2025October 1, 20250

By Wale Fatade Nigeria turns 65 on 1 October 2025, having obtained independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. After military coups and an annulled

Nigeria: 9 Northern States In Darkness As National Grid Collapses Again

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2024October 22, 20240

Nine Northern States in Nigeria have been plunged into darkness as the National grid collapsed again. The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo,

Fresh Insights Into The Power Sector

Global UpfrontOct 17, 2024October 17, 20240

Dr Ronke Adewale-Johnson “It’s an unfathomable paradox”, ruefully stated the woman sitting next to me at the discussion segment of the three-day Energy Summit at

Peter Obi Laments Nigeria’s Deplorable Power Situation, Says 13,000mw for 200,000mw Demand “Unacceptable,” Wants Technical Task Force in Place

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concerns over Nigeria’s deplorable power situation, saying

Diesel Suppliers, Generator Dealers Sabotaging Power Supply In Nigeria, Says Ex-Minister Bart Nnaji

Global UpfrontOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

Former Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji has narrated how diesel suppliers and generator dealers are allegedly sabotaging some efforts by the federal government and

Still On The Lessons Federal Government Power Firms Need To Learn

Global UpfrontMay 28, 2023May 28, 20230

By Engr Abba Musa Mohammed One of the most important lessons from the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s unfortunate disconnection of the nascent Aba Power company

USAID, Nigeria, Energy Stakeholders Launch Call To Action To Electrify More Health Centres

Global UpfrontJun 8, 2022June 8, 20220

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Power Africa Nigeria Power Sector Program, USAID Integrated Health Program, and the Government of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency