Chai! My people, you fit listen well! Naija light matter don dey enter new level as NERC talk say dem don manage meter 56.07% of electricity customers as of October 2025. This one na correct small progress wey fit help balance matter wey don dey vex many naija peeps for years!

As e be now, for September 2025, NERC show say we get 12.03 million active light customers, but only 6.66 million dey metered. E mean say dem don give about 80,943 customers new meters that month; dem wan enter 55.37% for metering rate. By October, things don change small, with 12.07 million active customers and dem don meter 6.77 million! Wahala no dey when progress dey happen o.

Dem even gree say for October, dem meter extra 106,822 customers, as dem dey move the national metering rate reach 56.07%. This one no be joke! Some DisCos like Aba Power Distribution come dey shine as dem raise meter rate from 69.49% to 78.20%. Eko DisCo and Ikeja Electric dey lead the pack, both carrying metering rate wey dey above 84%. Na so accountability dey start dey enter Naija light sector!

But no be all DisCos dey jolly for this matter. Some like Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola still dey below 50%. NERC don yan say dem need step up dem game quick-quick if dem wan close the gap wey dey increase for metering. Transparency dey important for this whole matter!

NERC don even drop bill for how dem dey manage meter run as e dey happen. Dem talk say for September, DisCos get energy wey worth N279.45 billion, but dem fit bill only N241.54 billion from that. Na 86% billing efficiency dem show for that month. Omo, dem manage meter 147,823 units under Meter Asset Provider framework, among other schemes, to make sure say naija people no go dey run from paying for light again.

Then true true, NERC still come talk say as per June 2025, only 6,422,933 out of the 11,821,194 registered customers don receive meter. Dis one show how work still dey plenty! Na why dem dey push for transparency and better updates for customers, so we all go sabi wetin dey happen for light industry.