As Nigerian households grapple with unreliable and disputed electricity billing, one company is betting that software — not new hardware — can solve a problem that has strained relationships between neighbours and landlords for years.
LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, Amao Sunday shared an electricity meter with several other households in Agege, a densely populated suburb of Lagos. Like millions of Nigerians living in shared or multi-tenant housing, he had no way of knowing how much power he personally used — only what the collective bill said each month, and how much of it his neighbours insisted was not theirs to pay.
“There was always a disagreement over who used more electricity,” Sunday said. “That is why I decided to get my own smart meter.”
His experience reflects a broader frustration in a country where electricity access remains inconsistent, and where shared metering — common in Nigeria’s dense urban housing — often turns neighbours
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