Investigation

Investigation

As DisCos swindle customers, NERC nonchalant

On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, a tea seller, Aliyu Umar (27), began his day by preparing a charcoal fire with which he would cook noodles, fry eggs and

INVESTIGATION: FG’s N3.4bn solar power grids rot in Abuja, Kaduna

Adamu Ibrahim operates a provision shop in Durumi-Mpape, near Maitama in Abuja. His shop was one of those that benefited from free solar power in 2014

Why insecurity persists in Nigeria, by experts

Rivalry, corruption oiling crises N2.022trn budgeted for defence in 5yrs There is “a systemic problem” afflicting Nigeria’s security architecture beyo

40yrs after, FG’s N2trn Mambilla power project yet to begin

…N2.6bn budgeted for compensation, others The 3050 megawatts (MW) Mambilla hydropower project in Taraba State, with a contract cost of N2.1 trillion i

Nigeria’s power grid records 206 collapses in 9 years

As foreign-funded investment hits N715bn   Nigerians woke up on Wednesday, May 8, to a nationwide outage that cut off power from many homes and f