No increase in electricity tariff for residential consumers till June—NERC

The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, has said that the commission has not increased energy tariff for residential buildings.

Amadi made the explanation in Abuja on Tuesday at a news conference.

NERC on Dec. 23, 2014 had approved the review of the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) 2.1 regime with take-off date of Jan. 1 for commercial consumers.

Electricity consumers in Lagos lament crazy bills

Electricity protest 

Electricity consumers in Lagos on Wednesday condemned the recent outrageous bills received from electricity companies in spite of poor power supply in November.

They rued arbitrary and excessive billing of consumers when electricity supply was not regular.

For instance, Mrs Chinansa Oke, a resident of FESTAC Town, said the attitude of electricity companies amounted to cheating consumers.