Nigeria added 111,654 metered electricity customers in April 2026, lifting the total number of metered users to about 7.44 million.
Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission showed that the national metering rate increased from 59.13 per cent in March to 59.69 per cent in April.
The number of active electricity customers also grew during the month, rising by 70,220 to approximately 12.46 million.
As a result, the population of active customers without meters declined by 41,434 to about 5.02 million.
The figures show that meter deployment continued to outpace growth in the customer base, although the difference remained relatively narrow.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company maintained the highest metering rate at 88.78 per cent, followed by Ikeja at 87.93 per cent and Abuja at 80.08 per cent.
Yola recorded the lowest rate at 34.45 per cent, followed by Jos at 34.67 per cent and Kano at 35.40 per cent.
Ibadan recorded the largest number of new meter installations during April with 31,951 customers added.
Benin followed with 22,270, while Port Harcourt and Abuja added 13,668 and 13,506 respectively.
Ibadan also recorded the biggest reduction in its population of unmetered customers, cutting the gap by 25,581.
Metering gaps widened in Enugu, Ikeja and Jos because their active customer populations increased faster than meter deployment.
The number of customers metered nationwide in April was slightly lower than the March figure, but the cumulative metered population continued to rise.
NERC data indicate that closing the remaining deficit will require distribution companies to sustain meter installations at a pace consistently higher than customer growth.
