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Nigeria’s electricity metering gap remains a major concern, as new data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that more than 41 per cent of electricity consumers across the country are still without prepaid meters.According to the Commission’s January and February 2026 metering factsheet, about 5.1 million out of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active electricity customers remain unmetered and are still subjected to estimated billing. The report revealed that only 7.21 million customers had been metered as of February 2026. However, there was a slight improvement in the national metering rate, which increased from 57.93 per cent in January to 58.57 per cent in February after 121,798 new meters were installed nationwide during the month.  Among the electricity distribution co...

Former presidential candidate of the Social Demo cratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the removal of fuel subsidy, describing it as one of the administration’s earliest mistakes. It would be recalled that President Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy during his inauguration at Eagle Square in Abuja in 2023. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Adebayo argued that the president’s decision reflected a poor understanding of economic management. According to him, there was no actual subsidy to remove, insisting that the policy merely resulted in an increase in fuel prices because the government allegedly did not have the product available in the first place. Adebayo also claimed that the current administra...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited the Executive Chairman of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Ibukun Fadipe, for questioning over issues surrounding the management of Federal Government counterpart grants and the alleged utilisation of intervention funds. The invitation was contained in a letter dated May 19, 2026, and signed by the EFCC Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol. According to the letter, “Fadipe was directed to appear at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on May 26, 2026.” The anti-graft agency stated that “the investigation concerns the utilisation of counterpart grants and execution of projects under the Universal Basic Education Commission scheme in Osun State from 2024 to date.” The EFCC cited ...

, Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Logo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 279 results from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) earlier withheld for investigation. The board disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the newly released results were in addition to those previously released by the examination body. He explained that the decision followed ongoing investigations into suspected cases of examination malpractice during the UTME. According to Benjamin, JAMB released the 279 results after investigations showed that there was no prima facie evidence linking the affected candidates to examination malpractice. He, however, said...

Three sisters have d!ed in the sea off Brighton beach in the United Kingdom. Sussex Police on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 identified the women as Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London. Emergency services were called at about 05:45 BST on 13 May, 2026 to a report of a person in the water near Black Rock car park in Madeira Drive.  Two more bodies were recovered from the sea nearby. Paying tribute, their father, Joseph, said in a statement described feeling “unbearable grief” “No words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters in the prime of their lives,” he said. “Jane, Christina, and Becky were more than daughters to me; they were my joy, my strength, and the beautiful light that filled our...

Socialite, Bobrisky has slammed the EFCC chairman, Olanikpekun Olukoyede, for going after Nigerians spraying money at parties while bandits keep flaunting money on social media. Bobrisky shared a video of bandits flaunting bundles of Naira notes on social media and wrote ‘’EFCC chairman dis is for you. So bandit are the one that put you in that office in abuja? Tell me why you haven't arrested dis bandit showing over 200million cash they collected from innocent Nigerians and show Nigerians their faces ? Dis is pure money laundering! Omo we all in trouble in Nigeria. Efco chairman you left dis people to go after people spraying their own money in a party ? Many of you will rot in hell fire if for selling ur soul just to sit in an office. God judge y'all. I'm sad guys ‘’

Nigerian socialite, Paschal Okechukwu, popularly known as Chief Priest, has responded to critics following his defeat in the APC primary election. Naija News reports that Chief Priest lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency seat to the incumbent lawmaker, Canice Nwachukwu. Speaking during a live TikTok session with Peller, the businessman stated that despite losing the election, the APC has continued to support and favour him. According to Chief Priest, one of the party chairmen rewarded him with a brand-new car after the primary election defeat, adding that the vehicle was scheduled to be delivered the next day. “To those insulting me, APC is taking good care of me and the party is working in my favour. One of the chair...

The Federal Government has announced the planned suspension of the Eko Bridge in Lagos state. This was confirmed by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, during an inspection of the bridge. Umahi said: “We directed that this bridge be closed. That was about two weeks back, but our caring President Bola Tinubu is very much concerned about the closure of this Eko Bridge. “He has asked me to come back here and take a second look at that decision so that we don’t induce much hardship on Nigerians.” The Minister said that his team re-assessed the strength of the bridge on Monday and confirmed that the closure could be suspended at the moment. He said: “We have done our technical evaluation in line with the President’s directive. Putting safety over and above every decision, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have released the mugshot of Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power. The commission tody, May 19, arrested Mamman following his conviction and 75-year jail sentence over a N22 billion fraud linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede,at a press conference disclosed that Mamman was arrested around 3:30 a.m. in Kaduna and is currently in the custody of the anti-graft agency. The arrest comes after Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordered security agencies to apprehend the former minister wherever he may be found following his conviction on corruption-related charges. Last week, Justice Omotosho convicted Mamman on a 12-count charge bordering on mone...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following his conviction in absentia. According to the EFCC, Mamman was apprehended in Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Confirming this development to newsmen, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said the former minister was previously convicted and sentenced in absentia to 75 years imprisonment over corruption related offences. Read here. Saleh Mamman served as Nigeria's Minister of Power under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.