Electricity tariff

Power distribution companies, on Monday, retracted their prior statement that a tariff increase would go into effect on July 1, 2023, saying that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had not yet approved the increase.…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to reverse the unlawful, unjust, and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, and to probe the…

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed that electricity subsidy has been removed, saying that that electricity tariffs would rise every 6 months to adjust to foreign exchange and inflation requirements. This was…

On-Air-Personality and actor, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel better known as Nedu has cried out after being served an estimated electricity bill of N1.4m. The media personality took to his Instagram page on Thursday to call out Eko Electricity…

Federal Government has said it will commence the distribution of free electricity meters today with the target of getting 30 million consumers. The National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), is expected to commence today, Friday, October…

Ikeja Electric has on Thursday said it has suspended the new electricity tariff for the next two weeks in compliance with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directive. It made this known in a statement which reads;…

Nigeria Labour Congress has insisted on going ahead with its planned mass action scheduled for Monday September 28. This comes despite a court order obtained by the Federal Government on Friday September 25, barring them and the Trade…

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has declared that the outstanding electricity bills of landlords are not to be enforced on new tenants. NERC Commissioner, Finance and Management Services, Nathan Shatti, made this known…

President Muhammadu Buhari has for the first time personally addressed the recent hike in price of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol and electricity tariff. The President spoke on the decisions, which had attracted…

Former Vice President and opposition leader Atiku Abubakar has condemned the electricity tariff increase in Nigeria, saying the decision is ill-advised and wrong-timed. MDB had reported that the management of electricity companies in…

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in electricity tariff with effect from today, September 1. This comes three months after the tariff hike implementation slated for July 1 was halted by the…

National Assembly has stopped the proposed hike in electricity tariffs planned for July 1st, 2020, convincing the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. In a statement, Ola Awoniyi, spokesman…