Buhari To Go Tough On Discos, Agents Selling Prepaid Meters         President Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated his resolve to mete stiff measures to any of the Discos or their agents selling prepaid meters to their customers against the directive that they should be distributed free. This is...

Disconnect Customers Rejecting Meters, NERC Orders Discos         The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday ordered power distribution companies to start disconnecting electricity consumers who reject meters. Recently, the Federal Government commenced the mass deployment of about six million meters across the country in order to halt...

Experts Insist On Mass Metering Before Implementation Of New Tariff         Experts have criticised the implementation of the new electricity tariff structure and urged the Federal Government to ensure that electricity consumers are metered first before the commencement to eliminate outrageous billings. Nigerians had heaved a sigh...

Fed Govt Releases Funds To DisCos For Mass Metering       The Federal Government has released funds to power distribution companies for the mass deployment of about six million free electricity meters to power consumers nationwide. It was gathered that some senior officials of power distribution companies met...

Despite NERC Capping, Consumers Lament Outrageous Billing       Despite a regulation capping the limit to which distribution companies (DisCos) can charge electricity consumers who are not metered, overbilling in the form of estimated billing has continued. Specifically, the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in February issued an...

Discos Commence Implementation Of Revised Electricity Tariff       Power distribution companies have commenced the implementation of the revised electricity tariff that was jointly agreed upon by organised labour and the Federal Government. In a report in Sunday, the Nigeria Labour Congress stated that the Federal Government would...