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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to suspend the Sept. 1 tariff increase for 14 days. The commission’s suspension directive of the Multi-Year Tariff …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the planned nationwide strike and protest over the recent hike in electricity tariff and petrol pump price. The labour unions and their affiliates were…

Success Nwogu The affiliates of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed their members to fully comply with the directives of the labour unions to begin a nationwide strike and peaceful…

TAYO ELEGBEDE Six electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have filed for force majeure over a decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that deposit money banks should be in charge of all revenues The distribution…

TAYO ELEGBEDE The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) to engage their customers on service-based tariff structure. Engagement with customers on service-based…

TAYO ELEGBEDE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out new policy measures to curtail exposures of electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to banks, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) and Transmission Company of Nigeria…

...TASKS DISCOS ON TRANSPARENCY, RESPONSIVENESS TO CONSUMER NEEDS Tayo Elegbede Stakeholders in the power sector have called for transparency, sensitivity and responsiveness from the Distribution Companies (Discos), and the…

…URGES MDAS TO PAY DEBTS, MAKE BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR POWER CONSUMPTION IN 2021 Tayo Elegbede The Senate on Wednesday called for the review of the Power Sector Reform Act 2005. …

......UNAVAILABILITY OF GAS TOPS THE LIST OF SECTOR’S PROBLEM By Tayo Elegbede Power inefficiencies, particularly unavailability of gas among other factors, accounted for Nigeria's daily loss of N2…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE Despite its inability to pay seven years rent it owed, the  Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said it is ready to purchase two of the assets of its landlord, the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management…