Tag: #NigeriaPowerCrisis
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POWER INFRASTRUCTURE VANDALISM CONTINUES TO PLAGUE NIGERIA WITH MASSIVE LOSSES
Vandalism of power infrastructure remains a severe challenge in Nigeria, significantly disrupting electricity supply and economic activities. Between January 2024 and June 2025, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reported that 264 high-voltage transmission towers were vandalised nationwide, with 86 incidents in 2024 alone. Multiple regions including Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos…
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UNIONS AND CSOs DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF PRIVATISATIONS IN NIGERIA’S ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND WASTE SECTORS
A powerful coalition of trade unions and civil society organisations is calling on the Nigerian government to urgently reverse privatisation in the electricity sector, as well as all existing privatisations in the water and waste sectors. The call, made at the National Public Utilities Summit in Abuja, highlights the negative impact privatisation has had on…
