The Federal Government is considering adjusting electricity tariffs to address disparities in the current billing system, particularly for customers outside the Band A category, aiming to enhance liquidity in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry. This proposed hike would align tariffs for Band B and C customers with the N206/kW rate paid by Band A customers, who constitute about 15 percent of the nation’s 12.82 million power consumers. However, this plan has faced strong opposition from power consumers and the Organised Private Sector, who question the government’s continuous increase in commodity…
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BREAKING: We’re going to review electricity tariff for Band B, C customers – FG
The Federal Government has announced plans to review electricity tariffs for Band B and C customers as part of efforts to improve the power sector and encourage investment. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this revelation during the public presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Nigeria Integrated Resource Plan on Thursday in Abuja. Adelabu clarified that the review does not necessarily mean an increase in tariffs but rather an assessment to enhance last year’s progress and ensure the sector’s growth. He stated that the government aims to invest…
UCH Doctors Launch Indefinite Strike Due to Persistent Blackout
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors at University College Hospital in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said on Monday. The association’s General Secretary, Dr Uthman Adedeji, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State capital that the strike was due to a power outage in some of the hospital’s residential areas. NAN recalls that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, reconnected UCH on Wednesday, after more than 100 days of power outage. The association had earlier issued a communique that members would embark on an…
Tinubu Minister Counters Report On National Grid Collapse
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has issued a contrary report on the power blackout across the country, which has been linked to the national grid collapse. It was reported earlier, across various media outlets, that the national power grid collapsed again on Tuesday amid restoration efforts following the initial collapse on Monday evening. However, Adelabu has dismissed statin that there was only a trip-off. He stressed that what happened was a line tripping in certain quarters in the country. “There was no a grid collapse; there was a trip-off.…