Nigeria should be generating 150,000 megawatts electricity- NLC tells FG

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the statement credited to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, claiming that 150 million Nigerians now enjoy adequate electricity with 5,500MW is untrue.

A statement issued by the president of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, says Nigerians are confronted by grinding darkness daily with outrageous electricity tariffs.

Comrade Ajaero noted that the country struggles to generate a meager and inconsistent 5,000 megawatts, far below the global benchmark of 1,000 megawatts per million people.

He maintained that Nigeria should be generating no less than 150,000 MW to justify such a claim.

The statement says the country’s electricity generation has never exceeded 5,500MW, and that figure remains unstable and unreliable.

‘’The truth is that millions of Nigerians, from urban slums to rural communities, continue to live without access to electricity’’ Ajaero stated.

The Nigeria Labour Congress will continue to push for the restoration of equity in the power sector.

Adedayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, said on Thursday, April 17, 2025, that 150 million Nigerians now have access to adequate electricity.

Adelabu, who was speaking during the 2025 Interministerial Sectoral Briefing in Abuja, also noted that about 80 million Nigerians still lacked access to adequate electricity.