Tag: Power minister

“Hold us accountable in 3 months” – New Power Minister

Aminu Imam
New Power Minister

…Vows to end grid collapses Nigeria’s newly confirmed Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has pledged to tackle the country’s persistent grid collapses within three months, while cautioning that he cannot promise Nigerians immediate 24-hour electricity supply. Speaking during his screening before the Senate on Wednesday, Tegbe said the power sector is facing deep-rooted structural and financial problems that require urgent reforms, discipline, and accountability to restore public confidence and improve electricity supply nationwide. The Minister-designate stated that although constant electricity remains a long-term goal, Nigerians should begin to see measurable…

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SERAP sues Power Minister, NBET over alleged ₦128bn missing funds

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SERAP sues Adelabu

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET), over their alleged failure to account for ₦128 billion reportedly missing or diverted from the Ministry of Power and NBET. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/143/2026, was filed last Friday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following allegations contained in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s annual report published on September 9, 2025. SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the minister and NBET to…

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Extortion allegation: “₦150m can’t buy my shoe’ – Primate Ayodele slams Adelabu 

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Adelabu Primate Ayodele

Founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has been reacting to the petition to the Department of State Services (DSS) against him by the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. Ayodele was responding to the report on how Adelabu petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing the cleric of blackmail and attempting to extort ₦150 million from him for “spiritual intercession” to make him governor of Oyo state. Primate Ayodele who spoke during a service at his church in Oke Afa, Lagos, yesterday, the cleric maintained…

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Adelabu petitions DSS, Police, accuses Primate Ayodele of ₦150m extortion plot

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Adelabu Primate Ayodele

Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, has accused the Founder and Head of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, of attempted extortion, blackmail, and using false prophecies to tarnish his public image. Adelabu, who has already declared interest in contesting the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, levelled the allegations in a petition dated October 13, 2025, and addressed to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). The petition was signed by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji.…

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₦33.8bn fraud: “I recv’d more than ₦22bn from Power Ministry” – BDC Operator 

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BDC Operator on Power Minister

The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman continued yesterday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presenting its 8th witness. The witness, a Bureau de-change (BDC) operator, Abdullahi Suleman, narrated how more than ₦22 billion was allegedly siphoned from the Federal Ministry of Power while Mamman was Minister.  He said the Naira equivalent of the money was exchanged for United States dollars through his  business accounts.  Recall that Mamman is being prosecuted by the EFCC…

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FG to spend ₦8bn on orientating Nigerians on electricity bills payment – Minister

Aminu Imam
Power minister Adelabu

The Federal Ministry of Power is proposing to spend ₦8 billion to orientate Nigerians on prompt payment of electricity bills in 2025. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who disclosed this on Monday, while defending the ministry’s budget before the National Assembly joint committee on power, said the advocacy would be done through social, digital and print mediums in order to reach all Nigerians. According to him, “We are a people of over 200 million strength. So we need to go through all the loopholes, through social media, through digital media,…

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‘Nigeria’s power sector needs $10bn investment for 24hr electricity – Power Minister

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Nigeria's power sector

The Federal Government says it needs $10 billion Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) investment in the power sector, in the next five to 10 years, to achieve 24 hours power supply. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this when the Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, paid him a courtesy visit. A statement on the visit was made available to newdmen yesterday in Abuja, by the ICRC Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Ifeanyi Nwoko. In the statement, Adelabu said that the government alone, could not afford the $10 billion when…

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Alleged N33bn fraud: Court remands Buharis ex-power minister, Mamman in prison

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Court remands minister Mamman

…Minister faints outside the courtroom Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, yesterday collapsed outside the Federal High Court in Abuja. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503 against Mamman. Before proceedings, Mammans counsel, Femi Ate, informed the presiding judge, James Omotosho, that his client had fainted due to ill health. When hearing resumed, the ex-minister walked into the courtroom and stepped into the dock. However, his clothes were partly drenched. The judge then asked…

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‘Nigerians annual spending on fuelling, servicing of generators hits N16.5tr’ – Minister

Aminu Imam
Power Minister

The annual spending by Nigerians on self-generated electricity, particularly fuelling and servicing of generators has hit N16.5 trillion. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who declared this to delegates in a speech at the  the on-going Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) ‘Energy Week conference’ in Abuja, declared that this figure was a result of a research carried out for the year 2023. Although Adelabu did not give further details on the research, he maintained that the money covered spending on fuelling and service of generators. He advocated up-scaled investments in grid…

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Policy Summersault: ‘Transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to States continues’ – FG

Aminu Imam
Electricity

The Federal Government has back-tracked on halting the transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to State Governments. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed the FG’s policy summersault at the two-day stakeholders workshop organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), in Lagos. The workshop on the implementation of the Electricity Act had in attendance the 36 State Commissioners of Energy and Power. The Ministers statement comes a few days after he announced plans to halt the transfer of regulatory autonomy to States and conduct a test phase with a few States.…

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