Nigeria’s National Grid to Gain 150MW Boost by Year-End, Says Minister of Power

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has unveiled ambitious plans to expand the country’s national grid by an additional 150 megawatts (MW) before the end of the year. This announcement came during a briefing with State House correspondents following a closed-door meeting between German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential…

Nationwide Strike by NLC: National Grid Down, Disruptions Hit Businesses, Airports and Hospitals

Workers across Nigeria have ceased operations as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiate an industrial action in response to the recent electricity tariff hike and the lack of agreement on a new minimum wage. Despite the National Assembly’s last-minute intervention to avert the strike declared on Friday, negotiations reached…