The Kano Electricity Distribution Company which covers Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states has revealed plans to set up a tribunal to try consumers sabotaging distribution of electricity. The Managing Director of the company, Dr Jamila Gwamna, said this on recently in Kano at the official signing ceremony of Memorandum of[Read More…]
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FG Halts Planned Hike in Electricity Tariffs
Federal government through the National Assembly (NASS) yesterday 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[Read More…]
DPR Stops Illegal Mobile GAS Distribution
The Department of Petroleum Resources Lagos Zonal office,( Gas Unit) in Collaboration with NSCDC during its surveillance visit arrested a mobile Gas operator with a vehicle laden with 1MT LPG Tank with dispensing unit accessories and weight bridge used in dispensing same products within Isheri road, Berger, Lagos. Due to[Read More…]
Consumers seek holistic power sector audition
President, Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Mr. Kunde Olubiyo, at the weekend set an agenda for the Federal Government on the ongoing forensic audit of the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) should extend to the generation and distribution subsectors. Asked to outline areas that the government should look into in the[Read More…]
Consumers kick as Dicos raise meter, electricity costs
The upward increase of VAT from 5 percent to 7.5% by government effective from 1st February 2020 is already having rippling effects on prices of meters and electricity supply services in the power sector. In this piece, Daily Trust explored the changes effected by some power firms and the additional[Read More…]
NERC moves to remove tariff related liabilities from DisCos
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Thursday moved to remove historical related liabilities from the financial records of DisCos. NERC said that the order No. NERC/196/2020 that it issued yesterday seeks to resolve the continued accumulation of future tariff related shortfalls during the transition to cost reflective tariffs and[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]