The House of Representatives Committee on Power has directed the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the recently announced increase in electricity tariff.
NERC had ordered the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to enforce an upward review of the tariff starting from April 1.
But Committee chairman, Aliyu Magaji, at its meeting, asked NERC to direct DisCos to suspend the review until further consultations.
Details later…