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Lagos Gets Major Power Boost as FG Commissions Ijora, Apapa Substations, Adds 208MW to National Grid

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The Federal Government has added 208 megawatts of bulk transmission capacity to the national grid following the commissioning of two newly upgraded substations in Lagos, a move officials say will strengthen electricity supply to some of the country’s busiest commercial and industrial corridors. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, inaugurated the projects on Monday at Ijora and Apapa Road, describing them as more than engineering feats and calling Apapa one of the commanding heights of the Nigerian economy. At the Ijora Transmission Substation, two new 100MVA transformers lifted installed capacity from 90MVA to 230MVA, adding 112MW to the network. At Apapa Road, a new Gas Insulated Substation replaced an ageing outdoor transformer that had served as a stopgap since the original 1985 facility was decommissioned, adding another 96MW and tripling that site’s capacity from 60MVA to 180MVA. The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, said the upgrades would increase the volume of bulk power available to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company for onward supply to Apapa Causeway, Ijora, Amukoko, Ajegunle, Apapa Wharf, Tin Can Island and other commercial zones. The Ijora project was funded by the World Bank while the Apapa upgrade was backed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, both executed in partnership with TCN. Tegbe linked the intervention to President Bola Tinubu’s ambition of building a one trillion-dollar economy, and said the ministry plans to commission twenty transmission projects nationwide before the end of the year, with a target of wheeling 6,000 megawatts comfortably to the grid by December. By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed

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Edo Assembly Speaker Agbebaku Resigns as Impeachment Push Gathers Pace, Idiaye Elected Successor

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The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, resigned from office on Monday during a tense plenary session, hours after reports emerged that a majority of lawmakers had signed a notice to impeach him. His media aide, Ivy Ebojele, confirmed the resignation in a statement, saying further details would be released later. Agbebaku’s spokeswoman separately told journalists he stepped down for personal reasons and to allow peace to return to the House. Following his exit, Deputy Speaker Atu Osamwonyi briefly presided before lawmakers elected Yekini Idiaye, representing Akoko Edo Constituency I, as the new Speaker. Idiaye accused the former Speaker of poor leadership and alleged corruption, including inflated costs on vehicle procurement, and the Assembly moved swiftly to suspend Agbebaku pending investigation. Reports indicate seventeen of the chamber’s twenty four lawmakers had backed the impeachment notice. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, became Speaker of the eighth Assembly in June 2023 and survived an earlier removal attempt in May 2024, when he suspended three lawmakers he accused of plotting against him. He defected from the PDP to the APC in May 2025 while still in office. The Assembly also replaced its Majority and Minority Leaders in the same sitting, reshaping the chamber’s leadership. By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed

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