NIGERIANS WILL PAY MORE FOR ELECTRICITY NEXT MONTH–POWER MINISTER

The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman has revealed that the proposed electricity tariff increase by the federal government will kick off in July. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had in January, announced that there would be an upward review of electricity tariff across the country from April 1. However, it directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to suspend the proposed tariff increase in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Tuesday at the investigative public hearing on power sector recovery plan and the impact on COVID-19 pandemic, Mamman said…

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