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Power distribution companies and the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc have applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for a review of their tariffs. NERC, in a document seen by our correspondent, said the…

A bill seeking to prohibit the issuance of estimated electricity bill to electricity consumers in the country has passed second reading at the house of representatives. The Electric power sector reform act (amendment bill), sponsored…

A bill to criminalize the use of ‘estimated billing’ in the calculation of electricity consumed and to be paid for by consumers by Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies has passed first reading in the House of Representatives.…

Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has threatened to sue electricity firms in the country, should they keep over-charging their customers through estimated bills, even without supplying adequate electricity to them. The…

THE House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee to curb Excessive Electricity Charges being levied on consumers by distribution companies (Discos) yesterday said it would meet with community development associations (CDAs) in different…