Nigerians face 35% electricity tariff increase — Official

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Nigerians currently pay about N24 per kilowatt hour of electricity. A 35 per cent increase would jerk this to N32 per kilowatt hour.

This could further enrage a populace already complaining about overbilling and under-delivery of service by distributors.

Although it remained unclear to officials when the fresh tariff hike in Abuja and elsewhere would kick off, the government had tentatively fixed April 1 for the expiration of its subsidy on electricity tariff, prompting distributing companies to commence awareness crusade to brace consumers.Despite decades of public investment, Nigeria’s electricity output remains some of the lowest in Africa, generating about 5,000 megawatts for a population close to 200 million.

More than five years after power distribution was privatised, millions of households have yet to be metered, despite repeated assurances by regulators and industry players that the matter was being addressed.

 

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Only God will punish the electric distribution company for the injustice they do against us and their fraudulent activities, you shall not go unpunished

What have they not increased?

Hmm

E no go better for whoever is increasing this tariff. The person and him entire family and generations too. Awon oloribu. Instead of them to fix the lingering issues, they are looking to steal from the already angered masses. Them papa!!!

Roll out prepaid meters.

NERC should roll out prepaid meters to Nigerians

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