Senate suspends electricity tariff hike, says it’s unacceptable

The Nigerian Senate has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately suspend hike in electricity tariff which took effect February 1st.

The senate issued this directive on Tuesday.

The electricity tariff hike, estimated to be upwards of 40 per cent, have sparked protests from labour unions in the country.

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“This move is necessary because any increase in cost, without the necessary improvement in service delivery by the power companies is unacceptable,” Senate President Bukola Saraki wrote on his Facebook page.

“Furthermore, the power distribution companies must work to ensure that every establishment in Nigeria is provided with capabilities for metered billing. Doing this would end the sharp practice of arbitrary billing, which estimates the power consumption of Nigerians in the generation of their monthly bills,” he added..