Abuja, Other Power Consumers Get 35% Tariff Hike   Bulk of the power consumers in the residential R2 category in Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states will pay an average increase of 35 per cent in electricity tariff beginning from April 1, 2020 when the new...

Anger As NERC, Kaduna Disco, Consumers Meet On New Tariff     Electricity consumers in Kaduna on Tuesday vented their anger on the proposed hike in electricity tariffs across the country. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commissioner organised a public hearing which held at the Asaa Pyramid Hotel, Kaduna. Vice...

Kaduna Electric, Stakeholders Discuss Proposed Tariff Regime   In compliance with the directive of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Kaduna Electric has presented its proposed tariff regime to its customers and other critical stakeholders in Kaduna, Kebbi and Sokoto States. The public consultations on the proposed...

Shipowners Want 12.5% Tariff On New Vessels Suspended   Shipowners have called for the suspension of duty on new vessels acquired by Nigerians. The President, Nigeria Shipowners Association, Aminu Umar, stated this in an interview with journalists in Lagos. He regretted that the situation had contributed to the...

Poor Power Supply: Consumers Reject Move To Hike Tariff   Different groups representing power consumers across the country have declared that the recently approved increase in electricity tariff will not stand until there is considerable improvement in power supply. On August 22, 2019, Economic Confidential reported that...

Discos Suffer N1.15trn 4 Year Tariff Shortfall   The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has confirmed the sum of N1.15trn as the tariff shortfall suffered by the 11 electricity distribution companies in the country from 2015 to 2018. NERC disclosed this in the 2016-2018 Minor Review of Multi-Year...