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EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Business Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...

No, Nigeria’s national grid did not collapse three times in January 2026

News Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A post circulating on the social media platform X claims that Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on three different occasions in January 2026. An X...

Claim that there is no solar infrastructure in some Nigerian teaching hospitals is FALSE

Health Fatimah Quadri -
A claim has been circulating on social media, particularly on X, alleging that some major teaching hospitals in Nigeria lack solar infrastructure. The hospitals mentioned...

Do 150 million Nigerians have access to electricity?

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that approximately 150 million Nigerians now have access to electricity. Adelabu made this known on Thursday, April...

Is Adeleke’s power plant the biggest in Nigeria?

Business Itoro Etukudo -
NIGERIAN Billionaire, Adedeji Adeleke, who is also the father of popular music artiste, Davido said he is building a 1,250-megawatt thermal power plant which...

Did Tinubu build independent power plant as Lagos governor?

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
An X user, @Riddwane, has claimed that the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, built an independent power plant during his tenure as the governor...

False claim circulates that Fulani herdsmen attacked Aba power plant

Business Blessing Amala Muonwe -
AN online news blog, Igbo Times Magazine, has published a report with a claim that the Aba power plant located in Aba, Abia state...

Electricity: Claim that national grid has collapsed eighteen times in 2022 is FALSE

Economy Niyi Oyedeji -
FOLLOWING the collapse of Nigeria's national electricity grid last week, a viral claim has circulated online. The report, which was published by several blogs in...

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