Following a public hearing yesterday in Abuja on APL Electric Company Ltd, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo) ‘s request for an electricity tariff review, Dike Ejike, an Abuja-based engineer and electricity consultant, has requested the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission…
Many Nigerians unaware of their rights as electricity customers – NERC (Punch)
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission challenged Nigerians to be familiar with their rights and demanded that their rights be met by the service providers. This was disclosed by the NERC’s Commissioner for Customer Affairs, Aisha Mahmoud, in Osogbo on Thursday…
Court strikes out MAN’s suit challenging electricity tariff hike
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a case by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria challenging the implementation of the Band A electricity tariff review by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and 11 others. A statement by the…
NERC transfers regulatory oversight of Oyo electricity market to OSERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Oyo State to the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OSERC). This decision which was contained in the Order of the commission, aligns with the…
NERC hikes electricity tariff from N68/KwH to N225
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved an increase of electricity tariff to N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour from N68. This is a 300 percent hike and takes effect from April 1, 2024. However, it will be for urban consumers,…
Nigerians pay more for ‘darkness’ as government hikes electricity tariff
Four months after the Federal Government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) quietly ordered the removal of subsidy on electricity and increased end-user tariffs, orders released, yesterday, by the regulator have created fresh concerns as poor Nigerians are now…
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) * Nine farmers killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno (Guardian)
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja (Guardian) A fire incident yesterday night gutted the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was confirmed in a statement by the…
Fashola: Executive, Legislators will end Discos’ estimated Electricity Bills (ThisDay)
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Monday disclosed that the executive arm of government would in collaboration with the federal legislatures push to end the practice of estimated billing of consumers by the 11 electricity…
Poor supply: Electricity consumers demand reversal of privatisation programme, slam NERC (SUN)
Electricity consumers in the South-West geo-political zone yesterday in Lagos indicted the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over its failure to effectively monitor the power sector. The consumers representing households and different communities expressed their frustrations to members of the House…