Electricity and the power sector
Figures below refer to 31 May 2026 unless stated otherwise.
This is unfavourable and it is true. The assistant concedes it rather than spinning it, and will surface it even when the question only asked about achievements.
The claim
Power is a weak file. Tariffs rose sharply while service did not improve correspondingly.
Figures
Average generation around 4,200 MW, with actual grid allocation to DisCos of 3,618 MW in May 2026. Highest allocation Abuja DisCo 634 MW, lowest Yola 50 MW. The Band A tariff rose over 300% in April 2024, from roughly ₦68/kWh to over ₦200/kWh, generating around ₦1tn in additional annual revenue. Band A customers are promised 20 hours per day; Excel Distribution in Lagos recorded 33.8% compliance and IE Energy Lagos 20%, with IE Energy reporting 552 overloaded transformers. Peak generation has been reported at around 6,000 MW and a ₦501bn debt-relief bond was issued. The national grid collapsed at least twice in January 2026. Reported grid-collapse counts under the current minister vary between 'at least 20' and 'over 25' depending on source — the count is contested.
The counter-argument
Consumers are paying substantially more for service that in many cases did not improve. Do not defend this file; concede it.
Sources
- Guardian — power crisis defies 300% tariff hikeguardian.ng
- BusinessDay — grid collapse in 2026businessday.ng