NEWS

Nigeria’s Power Problem Is Real; So Is The Progress Under Tegbe

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2026

….By Tony Erha There is no debate about Nigeria’s power crisis. Millions still live on generators and inverters. Businesses run below capacity. Communities endure long outages. The national grid is fragile, and the gap between installed capacity and actual supply remains painfully

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Tegbe’s 24-Hour Energy Zones and the Shift From Megawatts to Money

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo There is a point at which a country’s electricity problem ceases to be merely an electricity problem. It becomes a problem of economic geography. Where can factories operate with confidence? Where can businesses plan beyond the next appearance of a generator? Where can hospitals, schools, technology companies, markets and households begin to […]

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Tinubu and His Incredible Ministers

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to keep his promise to provide a constant electricity supply. He said at a business lunch in December 2022 that he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term.  Although he […]

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What Does the Minister of Power Want?

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Joseph Tegbe arrived at the Ministry of Power with an unusual combination of credentials. A first-class degree in civil engineering. More than three decades in consulting and public-sector reform. A professional life spent largely in finance, taxation, institutional transformation and advisory services. That makes for an impressive CV. It also raises a

NEWS

Power Generation Hits 5,330MW as FG Rules Out Electricity Tariff Hike

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2026

The Federal Government has ruled out any increase in electricity tariffs, even as national power generation rose to a peak of 5,330 megawatts (MW) in August and September. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the declaration in Abuja on Tuesday during a media parley to mark his first 100 days in office. Tegbe said the […]

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Power, Headlines and the Freezer That Would Not Stop Freezing

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo  It is perhaps the most cursed portfolio in the Nigerian cabinet: Minister of Power. From Chief Bola Ige who famously promised to fix power in six months and could not, through the $16 billion power probe under President Olusegun Obasanjo that fixed nothing, to Adebayo Adelabu who in 2024 blamed Nigerians for […]