Tag: Electricity
FG Spends ₦633bn on Electricity Subsidies in Q1 2024
The Federal Government paid over ₦633.30bn on electricity subsidy in the first quarter of 2024, findings have shown. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory [more…]
ELECTRICITY: As Power Sector Debt Rises Amidst Low Electricity Supply NERC Begs FG To Intervene
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it has communicated the need for the Federal Government to intervene over the longstanding trend of non-payment and [more…]
NLC: Labour Begins Picketing Of DisCos Offices Over Electricity Tariff Hike
Members of the organised labour have started picketing the offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the [more…]
ELECTRICITY: Suspend Implementation Of New Tariff, Reps Tell NERC
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the implementation of the new incremental tariff on Band A customers. [more…]
ELECTRICITY: Tariff hike confusion: NERC issues new directives to DisCos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has issued new directives to Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos on the implementation of the supplementary April 2024 multi-year tariff [more…]
ELECTRICITY: NLC, Manufacturers, CSOs Reject Electricity Tariff Hike.
The Nigeria Labour congress, Manufacturers and some civil society Organisations CSOs have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 per cent hike in the tariff payable [more…]
JUST IN: FG raises electricity tariff for customers
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, [more…]
SSANU, NASU Begin Strike Today, Ground Varsities
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike over what they described as unfair [more…]
Cubans Stage Rare Protests Demanding Electricity, Food
Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power [more…]
Electricity: Minister laments blackout despite 65% subsidy, warns Discos
Power distributors that reject electricity allocated to them by the Transmission Company of Nigeria shall be dealt with severely going forward, the Federal Government declared [more…]