• Over 5.1 million Nigerians remain unmetered Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector closed December 2025 with a modest improvement in metering coverage, as the national metering rate rose to 57.27 per cent, up from 56.54 per cent recorded in November, according to the latest factsheet released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The data showed that out of a total 12,163,412 active electricity customers across the country in December, 6,966,584 were metered, leaving 5,196,828 customers without meters. This means that despite the incremental progress recorded during the month, about 42.73 per cent of active electricity users nationwide remained unmetered and are largely subjected to estimated billing. In November, the total number of...