{
  "id": 17975234,
  "title": "Failed power promise: Why Nigeria still runs on generators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/failed-power-promise-why-nigeria-still-runs-on-generators",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T13:49:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/03/failed-power-promise-why-nigeria-still-runs-on-generators/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thirteen years after the power sector was sold, most Nigerians still plan their day around NEPA. The generator is still the real utility. The diesel bill is still the real tariff. At the Lagos Country Club Business Forum 3.0, Prof Barth Nnaji, founder of Geometric Power and a former Minister of Power, explained why. As […] The post Failed power promise: Why Nigeria still runs on generators…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}