The minister of power, Saleh Mamman on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stall implementation of the reviewed tariff. The commission had earlier approved an increase in electricity tariffs across the country. The minister in a statement said the tariff review will be on hold until the conclusion of the joint ad hoc committee’s work at the end of January. He mentioned that the government had initially subsidised the tariff of all...

The Federal Government has again increased the electricity tariff that power consumers across the country are expected to be paying. The new hike in the electricity tariff was approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The increase varies. It was based on different consumer classes and took effect from January 1, 2021. The tariff hike was announced by the NERC in its December 2020 minor review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) and Minimum...