Obas Esiedesa

Articles by Obas Esiedesa

FG targets stronger gas-to-power linkage to boost electricity supply

NewsFebruary 9, 2026

By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government (FG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s gas-to-power value chain as part of efforts to expand electricity supply, drive industrial...

Reopening Port Harcourt refinery was a waste of resources — NNPC GCEO

BusinessFebruary 5, 2026

By Obas Esiedesa ABUJA — The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, has declared that the re-opening of the Port Harcourt Refinery and Petrochemical Company was...

Right-of-Way bottlenecks stall 624mw Abuja power scheme – TCN

NewsFebruary 4, 2026

By Obas Esiedesa The completion of the 624-megawatt Abuja Feeding Scheme, designed to significantly boost electricity supply to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is being delayed by per...

Consumers paid N2.3trn for electricity in 12 months — NERC

NewsFebruary 2, 2026

By Obas Esiedesa ABUJA — Electricity consumers paid a whopping N2.311 trillion for power supply between December 2024 and November 2025, despite growing dissatisfaction with service delivery, acco...

How FG, States, LGs shared N6trn in three months – NEITI

NewsJanuary 13, 2026

By Obas Esiedesa The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed that the three tiers of government shared a total of ?6 trillion from the Federation Account in th...

Electricity: FG proposes N1.096trn for capital projects in 2026 budget

NewsJanuary 12, 2026

•REA tops with N502bn By Obas Esiedesa Abuja-The federal government has provided N1.096 trillion to execute capital projects in the 2026 appropriation bill, with the Rural Electrification Agenc...

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