<< Back             Poser >> Lagos gets 360MW boost as FG upgrades four substations Business By Obas Esiedesa & Mariam Eko The Federal Government (FG) has commissioned the upgraded transmission facilities in four major substations in Lagos, adding about 360 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity to boost electricity supply across the state. The projects at Ijora, Apapa Road, Alausa and Lekki substations are expected to strengthen bulk power delivery to residential, commercial and industrial consumers within the networks of Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies. Speaking during the commissioning of the projects, Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said the investments were aimed at removing transmission bottlenecks and improving electricity reliability. “These infrastructures have been here for over 25 years. What we are doing is commissioning new power transformers in Apapa, Ijora, Alausa and Lekki transmission substations. This is important as it will increase our wheeling capacity and also improve our delivery to end-users,” he said. At Ijora, two new 100MVA transformers raised installed capacity from 90MVA to 230MVA, adding about 112MW, while the Apapa Road substation received two 60MVA transformers and modern gas-insulated switchgear, increasing capacity from 60MVA to 180MVA and adding about 96MW. At Alausa, an existing 30MVA transformer was replaced with a 100MVA unit, raising total capacity from 135MVA to 205MVA and adding about 56MW. The additional capacity has increased power allocation to Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company to 80MW. At Lekki, TCN commissioned two by 60MVA transformers, one by 300MVA transformer and nine additional 33kV feeders. The intervention doubled transformation capacity at the 132/33kV level from 120MVA to 240MVA. Tegbe said the Alausa intervention alone could serve about 70,000 households, representing approximately 180,000 people, while the Lekki project would benefit about 100,000 customers, representing an estimated 400,000 people. TCN Managing Director, Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said the projects were supported by the World Bank and JICA, with Shanghai Electric involved in execution. Vanguard	Naira depreciates to N1,362/$ in parallel market The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,362 per dollar from N1,357 in the parallel market on Monday. West Africa must modernise agriculture for food security – Experts Experts have called for the urgent modernisation of agriculture across West Africa, stressing the need to move beyond increased production and focus on transforming agricultural value chains to ensure food security and improved nutrition amid growing climate and population pressures. Climate change threatens Nigeria’s food systems as farmers count losses ….experts call for urgent, sustainable measures to mitigate impacts By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Nigeria’s food system is facing growing threats from climate change as erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, flooding, rising temperatures, pests and diseases disrupt farming activities, slash yields and leave farmers counting losses running into billions of Naira. The situation, according to […] World Bank: Fuel price to slow Nigeria’s poverty reduction •Says rising pre-election spending may derail reforms •Raises Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.3% •Projects 15.7% inflation rate for 2026 •44% of firms in Nigeria, Kenya adopt AI, power constraints threaten gains By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The World Bank has warned that elevated fuel prices could slow Nigeria’s poverty reduction efforts despite an expected […] Government releases GH¢9.1b covering six quarters of DACF to MMDAs – Ayariga Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has announced government's release of GH¢9.1 billion, covering six quarters of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) nationwide. Cedi was worst African currency in quarter 2, 2026 – World Bank According to the World Bank, the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East initially exerted broad-based pressure on African currencies.