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Transmission Company of Nigeria

Operates the national electricity transmission grid.

Managing Director

SASule Ahmed AbdulazizIncumbent

Officeholder source · as of 2026-09-24

Sits under

Federal Ministry of Power

What the Constitution says

The Constitution does not create this body. It is set up by an Act of the National Assembly, so its powers and how its head is chosen are set by that law, which the Assembly can amend.

2026 budget

All ministries

₦160 billion0.2% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦0
  • Running costs ₦0
  • Projects ₦160 billion

Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.1438 · line 0231020001

Where it appears in the news

  • President Tinubu Celebrates Senator Abdulaziz Yari on Birthday

    Sep 28, 2026

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, Senator representing Zamfara West and Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, on his 58th birthday today, September 28, 2026. President Tinubu extols Senator Yari as

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Federal Ministry of Power oversees Transmission Company of NigeriaSenate of Nigeria confirms Federal Ministry of Power. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Federal Ministry of Power. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Transmission Company of NigeriaOlayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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