Category: Power

FULL STORY: How, Why Military Invaded Ikeja Electric Offices

Ganiyu Amodu

A viral video shows military personnel armed within the premises, with over seven staff members kneeling while others are being assaulted   Military personnel on Thursday stormed the offices of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. Platforms Africa reports that the uniformed men forced their way into the company’s headquarters, located opposite MITV in Ikeja, Lagos, around 7:40 a.m. Similar incident occurred at the Ikeja Electric office on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos. A viral video shows military personnel armed within the premises, with over seven staff members kneeling while others…

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‘Meter Tampering, By-Pass,’ NERC Slams New Fines’ Thresholds On DisCos, Customers In Amended Order

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘11 For 11,’ Platforms Africa presents Eleven Things To Know About New Order and Implications On 11 DisCos, and millions of their customers      The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an amended Order detailing new threshold of penalties for customers and Distribution Companies (DIsCos) on “Unauthorised Access, Meter Tampering, and By-Pass.” Platforms Africa reports that the Amended Order, which replaces Order No: NERC/REG/41/2017, has taken effect from 22 January 2025. This amendment, NERC said in the Order notice sent to Platforms Africa, “aligns with the…

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‘4,064MW To 00MW,’  National Grid Collapses, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

ADEOLA YUSUF

    What Ikeja Electric, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said on the first grid failure in the year 2025     The electricity transmission system popularly known as the national grid experienced a system collapse on Wednesday morning, leaving many Nigerians without electricity. Reports indicate that the grid lost power generation shortly after 11 a.m. Most power plants were affected, causing a sharp drop in electricity supply. At 11 a.m., power generation stood at 4,064 megawatts, but by 12 p.m., it had plummeted to 1,203MW before completely collapsing to…

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80% of Lagos Communities Lack Functional Streetlights – ACRC Researchers

Gbenga Adeoti

‘How this exacerbates crime and insecurity in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre,’ details of the study by the consortium in partnership with the University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD)   The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), a body of researchers working across 12 African cities including Lagos and Maiduguri in Nigeria, has revealed that 80 per cent of communities in Lagos have no functional streetlights. This situation “exacerbates crime and insecurity in one of Africa’s most populous cities,” Platforms Africa reports the researchers to have said. Lagos,…

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Kelvin Emmanuel: Demystification of a TV Hitman, By Kunle Sharafadeen

Kunle Sharafadeen

  In Nigerian today, there’s a particular individual eking out a living through appearances on national television. Literally prancing and prattling from one TV station to another, branching the moniker, expert or public affairs analyst, ventilating on any issue ranging from the political to the economic. Professing knowledge in these areas, he pontificates magisterially on topical matters, expecting his opinions to be taken as the Holy Grail. In reality, he is a gun for hire on the payroll of one individual here and an organisation there. As a hired gun,…

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Consortium Targets April To Complete Eko DisCo’s 60% Acquisition

Ganiyu Amodu

    ‘In excess of $200 million,’ what to know about the deal and the activities of the consortium comprising of North South Power Company Limited (NSP), Axxela Limited, and the Stanbic IBTC Infrastructure Growth Fund (SIIF)     Transgrid Enerco Limited on Tuesday, January 21, signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the proposed acquisition of a 60 per cent equity stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), which is envisaged to be in excess of $200 million. Platforms Africa reports that the consortium comprises North South Power Company Limited…

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TCN Records Attacks On 18 Transmission Towers In Five Days

Ganiyu Amodu

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has recorded destruction of over 18 transmission towers between January 9 and 14, 2025, in Rivers, Abia, and Kano States. Ndidi Mbah, the company’s image-maker, in a statement quoted Engr. Emmanuel Okpa, to have disclosed that routine inspections uncovered significant damage to multiple towers, with specific incidents including the removal of structural components and bolts in Abia State. According to the statement, TCN’s operations face challenges due to these acts, prompting calls for community support to protect critical infrastructure. The company emphasized the need…

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‘Four MDs, 1 Director,’ Axxela Announces Strategic Reorganisation + Names

Efe Wellington

How the next-phase realignment will drive future growth, company gives details   Axxela Limited, a gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a bold organisational restructuring as part of its strategic commitment to accelerating growth and expanding market influence. This transformation to a group structure, the company said in a statement to Platforms Africa, “marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to support Nigeria’s energy transition agenda, deliver increased customer value, and advance its pan-African expansion aspirations.” Over the past two decades, Axxela has nurtured its…

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PUNCH Pulls Report On National Grid Collapse From Website

Ganiyu Amodu

‘The newspaper, which earlier reported the collapse to be the 13th grid failure in 13 months gives no reason for deleting the story’   Nigeria’s top newspaper, The PUNCH, has pulled the report it earlier published on its website about a purported national power grid collapse. Platforms Africa reports that the most widely read newspaper earlier reported that the grid recorded its first major collapse for the first time in 2025 barely ten days into the new year. The collapse, according to the newspaper, has resulted in a nationwide blackout…

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‘Blame Bandits,’ Power Minister Says As 6,000 MW Promise To Nigerians In 2024 Failed

Abibat Babalola

Mr. Adelabu had told Nigerians that the power supply would improve by December as the above N200 per kilowatt hour tariff hike slammed on Nigerians was based on improved service delivery. The promise made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to increase power generation to 6,000 megawatts (MW) by December 2024 has hit the rock, Platforms Africa reports. As of January 1, 2025, the day after the failed promise, this reputable media group reports authoritatively that the country’s generation was about 1, 550 MW short of the 6,000 MW…

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