KEY POINTS Residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over ongoing power outages and what they described as unfair estimated electricity billing by …
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Energy TransitionIn the News
Ikeja Electric Keeps Lagos Resident on Estimated Billing Two Months After Faulty Meter Report
KEY POINTS Joachim Adeyemi, a Lagos resident, has been left on estimated electricity billing for two months after reporting a faulty meter to Ikeja Electric. Instead of replacing the outdated …
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Energy TransitionIn the News
Over Two-Thirds of Nigerians Illegally Bypass Prepaid Meters, Deepening Power Sector Crisis
KEY POINTS More than two-thirds of electricity consumers in Nigeria are bypassing their prepaid meters to use power without paying, a practice that is bleeding the already fragile electricity sector, …
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Eskom races to meet the November deadline to recode prepaid electricity meters, ensuring continued service for South African users.