Tariff Increase: Discos Get 85% Collection Order       The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed power distribution companies to collect an average of about 85.84 per cent of the newly increased electricity tariffs from affected customers between September and December. It disclosed this in its latest orders...

Revisiting the ‘New Electricity Tariff Regime’ By Isah Ismaila Gagarawa     It may be recalled in January, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), announced that there would be an increase in electricity tariff across the country in April. Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the commencement of a...

Knocks For FG Over Petrol Price, Electricity Tariff Hike     The Federal Government on Sunday came under more criticism for the increase in electricity tariff and petrol pump price last week. The Centre for Democracy and Development and the Civil Liberties Organisation condemned the government’s actions, saying...

Electricity Consumers Seek Reversal Of Tariff Increase     A groundswell of opposition by electricity consumers, on Wednesday, trailed the commencement of a new electricity tariff regime by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Most of the aggrieved consumers under different categories of the newly hiked tariff, who spoke with...

NLC, MAN, Others Kick Against Electricity Tariff Hike     Electricity consumers, labour unions and key stakeholders in the economy on Tuesday kicked against increase in electricity tariff implemented by power distribution companies across the country on Tuesday. Those that spoke to Economic Confidential on the tariff adjustments...

Electricity Tariff Hike Won’t Affect Poor, Says NERC     The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday assured that the proposed tariff hike,now suspended, would not affect poor electricity customers, if okayed. In his presentation to the Senate Committee on Power at the commission’s Head office in...