NEWS

Cambridge University Hands Over 116 Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2026

Cambridge University in the United Kingdom has transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts held at its Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM). The university said the decision represents a significant step in

NEWS

Nigeria, Benin Fine-Tune Framework for Economic Cooperation

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have commenced the process of operationalizing the economic cooperation agreement they signed during the recently held West Africa Economic Summit (WAES). Both countries had at the maiden regional economic summit in June 2025, in Abuja, signed the memorandum of understanding. At a two-day meeting of officials of both countries […]

NEWS

Electricity consumers in Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Togo owe Discos N1.4tn

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2023

Eleven power distribution companies have lost over N1.4tn in revenue to the non-payment of electricity bills by Nigerians and consumers in Benin, Niger and Togo. In Nigeria, many customers supplied electricity by the Discos are issued invoices based on meter bands and the number of hours supplied every 30 days, while others with prepaid meters load […]

BUSINESS

Togo, Benin, Niger paid nothing for Nigeria’s electricity in Q2 2021 – NERC

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2021

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that three neighbouring countries did not make any payment for the second quarter of 2021. In its recently released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC revealed that the countries (Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger) and some other special customers were issued a total bill of N770m by […]

LEAD STORY 2

Electricity bill: Ajaokuta Steel Coy. owes NBET N032bn, as Niger, Benin, Togo pay Nigeria N2.04bn

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2020

International customers – Niger, Benin, Togo – who purchase power from Nigeria remitted a total of N2.04bn in the first quarter of this year as their outstanding electricity bill to the Market Operator of the sector in Nigeria. But special customers, Ajaokuta Steel Co. Ltd and its environs, did not make any payment in respect […]