The number of ‘Estimated Billing’ customers in the books of Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) rose to 5.93 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This represents a 3.4...
The South Eastern Zone of the Association of Electricity Consumers of Nigeria (AECN) has decried the rate of tampering with facilities that provide public power in Abia State, saying it is a key security threat.
“Any serious threat to the...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.