He said over 11 million Nigerians own stakes in the company through pension fund investments.
“Many MDAs have digitalised their services, but they are digitalising in silos. Businesses still provide the same information to multiple agencies,” she said.
He said adequate funding and stronger stakeholder collaboration were critical to accelerating reforms and harnessing the sector’s opportunities.
The TCN has restored power on the Benin-Omotosho 330kV transmission line following an outage caused by detached conductors.
“Between 2025 and 2026, we can boastfully state that 98 per cent of the 69 MDAs that we track are very responsive,” she said.
He said stringent sanctions would soon be imposed on defaulting operators.
Mr Doguwa said the review of existing legislation had become necessary to make penalties commensurate with the gravity of the offences.
The first phase of the programme is expected to provide electricity to 50,000 people and serve 20,000 households.
President Bola Tinubu has launched a new national Power Force initiative to train 5,000 young Nigerians to support the rollout of smart electricity meters.
Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, held that the plaintiff’s case, Artco Industries Limited, disclosed triable issues that ought to proceed to a hearing on the merits.
