FCCPC Urges NERC to Mandate Distribution Companies to Meter Unmetered Customers

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FCCPC,NERC,Distribution Companies

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has requested the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to enforce the metering of unmetered Band A customers, cap estimated bills, and ensure compliance with daily supply requirements.

Azimazi Momoh Jimoh , Yetunde Ayobami Ojo, Waliat Musa and Charles Ogugbuaja Amid growing opposition to the recent hike in electricity tariff, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to mandate distribution companies...

MEANWHILE, two groups, the Igbo Journalists Association , and the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development , urged President Bola Tinubu to order NERC to rescind the tariff hike.Statements issued at the weekend by IJA National Coordinator, Amby Uneze, the interim Secretary General, Godswill Megwa; and Executive Director of FENRAD, Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, said the hike was ill-timed, outrageous, and capable of inflicting further hardship on citizens.

Amid growing opposition to the recent hike in electricity tariff, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to mandate distribution companies... To improve connectivity and provide effective by-pass to traffic gridlocks, Lagos State government has directed the contractors handling the Abiola–Onijemo link road with bridge project to ensure timely completion of works on the project.

 

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