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Consumers kick as DisCos increase electricity tariff

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By Godwin Anyebe Power consumers across the country have kicked against the quietly increased power tariff by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Although most of the Discos did not make this public, electricity users have described it as “a perfect robbery” amidst the harsh economic realities in Nigeria currently. Reacting to the price hike, a resident […]
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FG announces restructuring of five DisCos

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The Federal Government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DIsCos, in the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh.
Jos DISCO spent N1.4Billion to procure meters
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Jos DISCO spent N1.4Billion to procure meters

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By Kingsley Chukwuka The management of Jos DISCO on Tuesday said it spent N1,450, 000, 000 (one billion, four hundred and fifty million naira) to procure 20,000 meters out of which it has received a delivery of 6,000, Daily Times gathered. The electricity company said the meters will be delivered to its franchise states of […]
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FG should order Discos to reverse electricity tariff — Landlord Tenant Association

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A group,  Landlords and Tenants Association of Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to order electricity distribution companies (Discos) to reverse the increase in tariff. READ ALSO: EDITORIAL: No to hike in fuel price, electricity tariff Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the association who briefed newsmen during the weekend in Ijora-Badia, Lagos State, also
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DisCos, FG agree to provide free electricity for 2 months

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The Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) announced that they have agreed with the Federal Government to provide a two-month rebate of free electricity to their customers all over the country. In a statement on Wednesday by the Executive Director, Research and Advocacy at the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Barrister Sunday Oduntan said the
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Lagos customers praise, knock DisCos over power supply

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Mixed reactions have continued to trail the supply of electricity to customers by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electric (IE) during the ongoing lockdown of Lagos state. While some customers praise the DisCos for delivering quality supply to their areas so far during the mandatory stay at home period, others are dissatisfied with […]
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Discos and the tantrums of an ‘Abiku’

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From April 1, consumers in Nigeria should brace up to cough out more money to electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) who have wangled another tariff hike, no thanks to an industry watchdog habitually pandering to the tantrums of the corporations like a doting parent panders to the demands of an ‘Abiku’. The Yoruba “Abiku” (“Ogbanje” to […]
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Nigeria’s electricity problem: FG vs DisCos

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Here is the main problem with Nigeria’s electricity sector: Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, but it has failed consistently to generate, transmit and distribute enough electricity to power its development process and accelerate economic growth. Between 1999 and 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo focused on the reform of the electricity sector as one of the […]