Workers have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, thronged the offices of the DisCos on Monday, preventing workers from resuming work for the day. In Lagos, the workers were sighted at…
Nigerians rejected the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s reduction of the tariff payable by Band A customers from N225/kWh to N206.8/kWh. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, electricity consumers and civil society organisations, in separate interviews with newsmen, demanded a reversal of the hike to…
The Federal Government has reduced the electricity tariff for Band A customers. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), had charged customers with a daily supply of a minimum of 20 hours to pay N225/Kwh. However, under the approved review, Band A customers are now to pay N206.80/Kwh. Ikeja Electric, in a notice to…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a move to deregulate the metre supply and pricing market, released an order on Monday on the deregulation prices for metres deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Scheme. According to the order, the commission said the move was necessitated after MAPs and other operators requested a further…
Testing has commenced on the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant ahead of the evaluation of electricity from the facility to the national grid, the Federal Government announced on Sunday. According to the Federal Government, the $1.3 billion project, located in Niger State, had been connected to the national grid, contrary to claims that it…
By Adebayo Yusuf A Public Affairs Analyst, Honourable Femi Adebisi says government should key into electromagnetic energy in the air as alternative to electricity Honourable Adebisi said this while featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affairs programme, “Trending”. According to Honourable Adebisi, the air contains electromagnetic energy or molecules which can generate power supply through windmills….
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has lamented the hike in electricity tariff in the country. National President of ASCSN, Etim Okon, reacted to the new increase in tariff while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Recalls that the Federal Government on April 3, announced the new increase in electricity tariff,…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has given the go-ahead to raise the electricity rates for customers in the Band A category. During a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, announced that there will be a rise in electricity tariffs. This adjustment will result in customers paying N225…
The number of electricity consumers rose by 410,000 from 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023 to 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics stated in its Electricity Report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 released in Abuja on Monday, that the increase was by 3.46 per…
Electricity consumers are experiencing a power outage in some parts of Abuja due to a technical fault on its 33-kilovolt feeder in the Central Area of the Nation’s capital. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company disclosed this in a notice on Tuesday through its official X account. The firm said areas affected are Dakibiyu, Kado Estate, part…