Tag: Electricity Tariff
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New electricity tariff: The news came to me as a shock – Ndume
Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Ali Ndume, has said he received the news on new electricity tariff in shock. He urged the Federal Government to reconsider its position on hike in electricity tariff, saying Nigerians
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Over 40 bakeries shutdown in FCT over cost of production
No fewer than 40 bakeries have closed shop in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over cost of production and multiple taxation and hike in electricity tariff, among others. Some of the bakeries visited were not opened for business due to operational cost and multiple taxation by some government agencies.
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“In Nigeria, you fuel your generator to run your business and use the profit to pay NEPA bill” – Helen Paul groans
Nigerian comedienne and actress, Helen Paul, has lamented the predicament of the average business owner in Nigeria. She took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, May 17, to raise a concern about the epileptic power supply and increase in electricity tariff.
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‘Nigerians to start paying higher…as govt effect electricity tariff hike July 1’
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has announced that the hike in electricity tariff will take effect from July 1, 2021. This latest move which is part of the half-yearly review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, has been backed by a recent report by the World Bank that every Nigerian pays less for electricity…
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Nigeria @60: Urhobo group urges Buhari to make Nigerians happy again
The Abuja chapter of the Urhobo World United Union (UWUU), an umbrella body of Urhobo sons and daughters, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make Nigerians happy again. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports UWUU made the call on Thursday in Abuja, the federal capital territory as the nation marks her 60th independence anniversary. According to the group,…
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BREAKING: Labour suspends planned strike as FG reverses new electricity tariff
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Monday (today), September 28. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that labour’s decision to suspend the planned nationwide industrial action followed an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and…
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Light bill: Buhari addresses recent tariff adjustment by DisCos
…says timing of new tariff, new PMS price coincidental President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday touched on the recent service based tariff adjustment by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Buhari as saying the recent service based tariff adjustment by the Discos was a source of concern. The President made these comments…
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PDP rejects N151 fuel price, hike in electricity tariff
Nigeria’s major opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the latest increase in pump price of fuel from N145 to N151 per litre. The party also rejected increase in electricity tariff to N66 per kwh which came into effect on September 1. It described the new price regime as callous, cruel and punishing. In…
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Proposed electricity tariff won’t affect poor people – NERC
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Monday said that the proposed tariff increase that has been suspended will not affect poor electricity customers when it takes effect. In his presentation to the Senate Committee on Power at the commission’s head office in Abuja, the NERC chairman, Prof. James Momoh told the lawmakers who were in…
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Power Minister speaks on electricity tariff increment amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman has said the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will delay its proposed tariff increment in electricity for another three-month due to the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The minister made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mamman said that the delay in the implementation of the tarrif was…