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Discos’ poor installations, constructions behind rising consumers’ electrocution

The true cause of momentary electrocution of Nigerian electricity consumers’ have been identified and stringent measures and regulation introduced by the Federal Government to tame the scourge going forward. Otherwise, the Federal Government is officially considering the prosecution of power…

FG fumes over fast-running prepaid meters, set to sanction accomplices

In view of surging complaints of high-speed prepaid meters by consumers who recently installed theirs, the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), has sounded a note of warning to meter manufacturers. Business Hilights recalls that that had been rising complaints…

FG decries influx of fake prepaid meters, others at launch of NEMSA equipment

Inter-agency disquiet is brewing between the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and all port-resident federal agencies’ in charge of surveillance against importation of goods. This stemmed from Federal Government’s discovery that substandard power equipment like transformers and meters were…

Meters without NEMSA certification seals are fake—Agency maintains

At a time millions of Nigerian electricity consumers are in search of prepaid meters up the approval of about 85 Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) to serve as agents, the Nigeria Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA) has urged power users not…