When Nigeria became independent in 1960 and inherited the well-run Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN), which was established in 1951 by the then colonial administrators, many probably, did envisaged that the country’s power sector would end up as an albatross.

There is a move to sell over 216 non- core electricity assets of the Federal Government to address some of the challenges in the power sector.The plan became public knowledge yesterday as the Senate insisted that reversal of the sector’s privatisation would worsen the challenges

Sen. Gabriel Suswan, the Chairman Senate Committee on Power says the senate has no plans to reverse the privatisation of the power sector.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday began investigations into activities of the power sector with a view to repositioning the sector for better service delivery.

It is a common knowledge that The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, at the Investigative Public Hearing on Power Sector Recovery Plan and the impact on COVID-19 Pandemic, organised recently by the Senate Committee on Power insisted that the new increment on electricity tariff....

Minister of Power Sale Mamman, yesterday, told The Guardian that the challenges in the power sector were surmountable, stressing that a holistic approach is being deployed to tackle the bottlenecks.

There was drama over Nigeria’s power sector crisis in the Senate yesterday as stakeholders outlined the causes of Federal Government’s $29b annual losses due to failed Share Purchase Agreement (SPA).

Should Nigeria allow the private sector to continue the ownership of the nation’s power infrastructure, or return the sector to the days when government was in charge of electricity supply?

The House of Representatives Committe on Power, says the House has concluded plans to investigate all privatisation in the sector to ensure that the challenges being presently faced are resolved.

The senate committee on power yesterday said it was probing over N1.8tr Federal Government's interventions in the power sector at various times that have failed to yield the desired impact of improving power supply.

The National Union of Electricity Union (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEC) have lauded the management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over introduction of measures aimed at curbing corruption in the power sector.

Call it faulty sale of distribution companies, excessive Federal Government bailout, huge debts that have affected financial outlook of some banks or weekly political pronouncements that create further confusion for the sector...