Archives August 2025

Across Africa, solar energy is entering a defining moment. A perfect storm of record solar panel imports, global oversupply, and plummeting input costs has created the most affordable environment for renewable energy adoption in decades. In markets like Nigeria, where grid reliability remains a challenge, households, businesses, and entire communities are seizing this opportunity to invest in solar solutions at historically low prices. What was once seen as a premium option for the few is rapidly read more

Since the beginning of August 2025, the average cost of solar panels has fallen significantly, encouraging more citizens and businesses to invest in renewable energy solutions.

Some industry experts attribute the recent price decline to the government’s proposed ban on solar panel imports, explaining that importers, viewing the policy as a potential threat to their businesses responded by reducing prices aggressively, a move that has made it increasingly difficult for local manufacturers read more

The Electricity Act (2023) stands as one of the most significant reforms in Nigeria’s energy sector. Its hallmark is the devolution of authority to states to generate, transmit, and distribute power within their territories, granting them substantial control over their local electricity markets. This progressive development is expected to foster constructive competition among states, driving improved power delivery to citizens.

However, the ongoing debate over amending an Act that is less than read more

The recent collapse of a proposed hotel building in Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria, a storey structure at the roofing stage highlights the alarming disregard for engaging qualified professionals in the execution of building projects.

It is an unfortunate reality that approximately 85% of construction projects in Edo State are managed by individuals without professional qualifications. This is not speculation; a simple independent investigation will confirm this troubling trend.

There read more

In line with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the provisions of the Electricity Act (EA) 2023 which empower states to regulate electricity generation, transmission, and distribution within their jurisdictions; Nasarawa State, having fulfilled the requirements of the Act, has received the transfer of regulatory oversight of its electricity market from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Nasarawa State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NASERC), read more