Two months after the Buhari administration controversially imposed an increase in electricity tariffs, a new hike has been approved for power distribution companies (DisCos), effective from January 1, 2021.Nigeria’s power regulator, NERC, had in a revised Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) on December 30, approved over 50 per cent hike in energy bills, Daily Trust reported on Tuesday.Under the new arrangement, the revised Service Based Tariff (SBT) will witness increase...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday insisted that electricity Distribution Companies must not increase tariffs of customers enjoying less than 12 hours of power supply daily.Mr Dafe Akpeneye, NERC Commissioner, Legal Licensing and Compliance, made the clarification during the regulatory agency’s online town hall meeting with customers on the new electricity tariff regime.The DisCos had on September 1 announced the implementation of new Service R...

The founder, Faith Revival Apostolic Church (FRAC), Apostle Paul Adenuga has described the stealing of female pants to make quick money as very shameful. He said the menace was on the rise because religious leaders no longer preach about the ills of the society. Apostle Adenuga pointed out that many churches in the country preach more about how to make money and neglect the real gospel message that has moral instructions to help cultivate good virtues in Nigerian yo...