Dr Ernest Mupwaya, Deputy Managing Director, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has assured its customers of fairness and transparency in electricity bands classification. Mupwaya gave the assurance on Friday in Enugu at the ongoing three-day Customer Complaints Resolution Meeting organised…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, says the federal government needs to provide N3.2 trillion in subsidies in 2024 to reverse the recent electricity tariff hike. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman, Sanusi Garba, said this in Abuja during a…
The Enugu State Government says it will not condone any act of overcharge or extortion of electricity consumers in the state by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Gov. Peter Mbah gave the warning on Thursday while declaring open a three-day…
The Federal Government says it will require about N3.2 trillion to subsidise electricity in 2024, if the current tarrif increase has to be reversed. Mr Sanusi Garba, the Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said this at a stakeholders’ meeting…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the over N1 trillion that would be saved from the withdrawal of electricity subsidy will be reinvested in improving power supply and the provision of social services for…
Some electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to the Federal Government to review the new tariff downwards to avoid electricity theft. Some of the consumers who are mainly business owners told journalists on Wednesday that if…
On April 3rd, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shook the nation with its abrupt decision to terminate subsidies for Band A customers, recipients of 20 hours of daily power supply. Against a grim backdrop of escalating public hardship, exacerbated by…
By Dakuku Peterside In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizens for whom these policies are designed to enhance their quality of life. Recently, two significant…
By Tolu Ogunlesi Quite sad (but not surprising) that it’s the ‘freezer’ comment that totally dominated the headlines from yesterday’s Electricity press briefing. There was a lot more that was said, that’s useful to know, as background and basis for…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given 11 electricity distribution companies till April 11, 2024, to refund customers wrongly billed at the new rate. This was contained in a document signed by the DGM, Market Competition and Rates, Mr Abba…
