BY MOTOLANI OSENI The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has decried the persistent increase in electricity tariffs, warning that it is crippling the country’s manufacturing sector. MAN Director General, Dr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said the frequent tariff hikes imposed by electricity
The leadership of the National Assembly, on Monday, waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi, has announced the immediate review of electricity tariffs by about 50 per cent. He announced the review in Abuja today, he said the reduction, which takes effect from the end of March, followed the regulatory agency’s decision to remove collection losses from customer tariff […]