The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has dissolved his entire cabinet.
However, Bellnews reports that the governor reinstated the Secretary to State Government, the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff and some principal officers.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by Bago’s Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim.
He stated that the dissolution was announced during the State Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber, in Government House, Minna, on Monday.
He appreciated them for the services they had so far rendered towards the development of the state and wished them the best in their future endeavours.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has warned electricity generation companies (GenCos) that they risk being disconnected from the national grid if they fail to implement the Free Governor Control (FGC) system across all their units.
Bellnews reports that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in an order referenced NERC/2025/094 and signed on August 26, 2025, by Vice-Chairman Musiliu Oseni and Commissioner for Legal, Licensing & Compliance Dafe Akpeneye, said the directive takes effect from September 1, 2025.
FGC allows a turbine or generator to automatically adjust output in response to frequency changes, helping stabilise the national grid.
According to the order, any GenCo that fails to integrate and activate FGC by November 30, 2025, will be penalised. The penalty is set at 10 per cent of the invoice associated with each defaulting generating unit.
Furthermore, generating units that remain non-compliant for 90 consecutive days will be disconnected from the grid. Reconnection, the regulator stressed, will only occur after the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) certifies the unit as fully compliant.
NERC stated that the order was necessary to address repeated grid disturbances, noting that the national grid experienced eight incidents in 2024, including five complete system collapses and three partial failures.
“The incident reports filed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc identified non-compliance with the provisions of the Grid Code by some generation companies as contributory factors,” the commission stated.
A performance review also showed significant failure by GenCos in activating FGC during operations.
The regulator reminded operators that section 34(1)(e) of the Electricity Act 2023 empowers it to guarantee reliability and quality of electricity supply, while section 12.6.2 of the Grid Code mandates every generating unit to be fitted with a fast-acting governor system capable of regulating turbine speed and adjusting output when frequency deviates.
“Section 12.6.2 of the Grid Code for the Nigerian Electricity Transmission System requires all generating units to be fitted with fast-acting FGC that is capable of regulating turbine speed and adjusting power output based on frequency deviation exigencies,” NERC said.
Bellnews reports that as part of the directive, NERC ordered all GenCos to procure and install Grade Level 5 IoT-enabled meters before October 31, 2025. These meters must measure active and reactive power, frequency, power factor, and generator terminal voltage.
NISO is mandated to integrate the meters within 20 days of notification and carry out real-time monitoring of FGC operations. Compliance data will be tracked, validated, and submitted monthly to NERC for regulatory oversight.