Governor of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, has inaugurated a $200 million lithium mining and processing plant in Boko village, Zurmi LGA of the state. The facility, Zamfara Lithium Mining and Processing Plant, is a joint investment by ZAM Mining Company Ltd, Bima Mines Ltd, Jinlide Mining Co. Ltd, and other partners. Speaking at the inauguration on […]

The Government of Zamfara, through its Electrification Agency, has facilitated the installation of 800 solar streetlights across seven tertiary institutions in the state. The initiative, facilitated in partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), is geared towards addressing the growing security concerns and recent disturbing incidents affecting educational institutions in the state. The overriding objective […]

Grene Capital, the Africa-focused real assets manager, has completed a major solar expansion at Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja. Jabi Lake Mall’s previously installed 600 kWp established it as Nigeria’s first solar-powered mall and one of the earliest large-scale renewable energy deployments in the country’s retail sector. The latest expansion, delivered in strategic partnership with […]

The Bank of Industry says its investments in power and rural infrastructure electrified more than 100 communities and connected 11,777 new customers to electricity in 2025, highlighting the growing role of development finance in addressing Nigeria’s energy access challenges. According to its 2025 Development Impact Report obtained by Sunday PUNCH, the development finance institution said its intervention […]

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), in partnership with the federal and state governments, has commenced the construction of 42 renewable energy projects in Kebbi and Adamawa states. The projects, which are part of the Federal Government’s efforts to expand electricity access, improve power supply, and support economic activities in underserved communities, comprise 39 mini-grid projects […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the Federal Government is set to N358.32bn on electricity subsidies, with an average monthly subsidy bill of N119bn. The Commission disclosed this in its First Quarter 2026 report, stating that due to “the absence of cost-reflective tariffs, the Government undertakes to cover the resultant gap (between the cost-reflective […]

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated Diamond New Energy, Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, describing the solid minerals sector as a strategic pillar of his administration’s economic agenda. President Tinubu, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said the facility marked Nigeria’s determination to move beyond exporting raw minerals to value addition that […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially handed over the control room building extension for the SCADA/EMS at the Gwagwalada 330kV Transmission Substation to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). The facility will serve as a temporary National Control Centre (NCC) in Abuja and is part of ongoing efforts to improve grid management. Speaking […]