No plan to Increase Electricity Tariff in Nigeria, says NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday denied reports that there were plans to increase power tariffs across the country.

Six months ago, NERC increased electricity tariffs for different categories of consumers by over 45 per cent, but it denied doing so this time around because of the prevailing economic situation in the country.

It also stated that none of the operators in the industry was pressing for an increase in tariffs, adding that it had not received any application to that effect.

I Want The Nigerian Promise Fulfilled Before I Die - Babatunde Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, power and housing, says he wants to witness the fulfillment of the Nigerian promise before he dies, and this thought keeps him awake.

Fashola lamented that Nigeria is currently bedevilled by a number of challenges, but he vowed to do his best in tackling them.

“I’m a thinking person and I’m always looking for solutions to solutions. When I’ve found one solution, I’m not always convinced that it’s the best solution, so even when I’m implementing it, I’m looking for ways to make it better,” he told Channels Television in an interview aired on Monday.

“Generally, the promise of this country keeps me awake. I know that it is a country of so much promise; I want to see some of those promises before I die. I want to see sustainable, reliable electricity; I want to see more people get access to electricity.

Omotola Jalade Attacks Lagos State Government, Electric Power Companies

The various challenges being faced in Nigeria has now become a serious pain in the neck which many of its citizens are not able to bottle up anymore.

One of such person is Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, who has come out to complain about the electricity problem faced in Lagos state and other parts of the country.

According to her, “One of The biggest fraud in Nigeria is the PHCN. In Ikeja, there's no meter, No LIGHT EVER and they still bring bills! high bills!” With the hash tag, ‘# don’t push me’

The actress got angry with the present administration of Governor Ambode, who has been asking for various taxes and persecuting people for the services his state has not offered.