The Recent Crimping Hike in Electricity Tariff in Nigeria: Understanding the Roles of the NERC, Licensees and Consumers through the Eyes of the Law
The Recent Crimping Hike in Electricity Tariff in Nigeria: Understanding the Roles of the NERC, Licensees and Consumers through the Eyes of the Law Hassan Olalekan Sherif Esq Mary Akanbi 14th January, 2023 By Hassan Olalekan Sherif Is a highly skilled and experienced lawyer with vast knowledge in the energy sector. He is a philomath based in Abuja and can be reached via +234 813 254 8364 or his email address: hassanolalekansherif@gmail.com . All opinions are pers Background: The front page of The Punch Newspaper of Thursday, January 5, 2023, says it all. It screams with the banner headline “ DisCos hike electricity tariff secretly, consumers kick”. As though this was not enough, the deck to this headline was not any nicer, it reads “Consumer accuse Discos of fleecing Nigerians, Operators, NERC Silent” . The 2nd Deck to the banner headline was even more revealing as it states that “Discos began new tariffs Jan 1, t...