Activities at the Ibom Power Plant were halted on Monday and Tuesday following protests against poor electricity supply by youths of the Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the protesting youths barricaded the entrance to the plant and placed human corpses (taken from a mortuary) at the gate
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The Peoples Democratic Party has advised the Federal Government against increasing electricity tariff. A statement signed by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja, described the over 200 per cent increase as draconian and completely against the interest and wellbeing of Nigerians. Ologbondiyan charged the Federal Government to immediately rescind the policy and
Read moreThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has approved an increase in electricity tariff by the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the directive of the new tariff regime for different DisCos and categories of customers, was published on the NERC website on Saturday. The directive was signed
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