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The Federal Government has said that about 85 per cent of Nigerians still enjoy the electricity subsidy in the country, despite the over N1tn that would be saved from the fresh tariff hike.

It stated this in response to the continued reactions from Nigerians over the increment in electricity tariff recently announced for Band A customers by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

The NERC had on April 3 announced the tariff increment for Band A power consumers from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour with immediate effect.

The regulator had said the new tariff signified a removal of electricity subsidy for Band A consumers who constitute about 15 per cent of the total number of power users across the country.

However, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant (Media), Rabiu Ibrahim, on Saturday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said 85 per cent of the Nigerian population who fall under different categorisations of the new electricity supply regime still enjoy the subsidy.

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According to the statement, the minister spoke as a guest of the popular Hausa audience participatory programme of Radio Nigeria Kaduna called “Hannu Da Yawa” in Kaduna on Saturday.

He said the disproportionate amount of electricity subsidy, approximately 40 per cent, was benefiting only about 15 per cent of the electricity consumer population, comprising affluent individuals and industrial clusters, who enjoy about 20 hours of electricity.

The statement read in part, “Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the over N1tn that would be saved from the withdrawal of electricity subsidy will be reinvested in improving power supply and the provision of social services for the country.

“Idris emphasised that 85 per cent of the population who falls under the different categorisations of the new electricity supply regime still enjoys the subsidy.”

The minister further stated that the new Electricity Act, signed by President Tinubu, had strengthened the governance structure of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and empowered the agency to place severe sanctions on electricity distribution companies for infractions relating to billings and supply of electricity to consumers.

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Lies

The people who took power are a band of crooks, they understand the theory of crowd manipulation perfectly. They actually wanted to raise electricity tariff as high as can allow them to steal. But because they know that raising it brazenly will paint them as wicked, they sought to divide Nigerians. They came up with Band A, Band Z magic.

This banding classifications will enable them to bamboozle everyone and before you could say Jack Robinson, you all will be in Band A. Nigerians are very easy to deceive. Watchbout for the next scam from this government of propaganda and lies.

Believe what they tell you at your own peril.

It's a lie. Don't mind them. They have moved me to band A last week when i went to recharge my pumping machine.


Don't believe them. Propaganda liars. Cheats.

They will upgrade you too. Just watch. You won't know till you go to recharge and then you will be helpless like me and others in my neighbourhood

Wicked gomvment dem

FG is not subsidising anything.They want to increase their monthly allocation.

Propaganda does not run any government successfully.

This is the second time Tinupoo is increasing electricity tarrif under 10months.

Failure he is, tufiakwa

Is that why we have been placed in Band Z?🤔

People who only see 5 seconds of light in one week🤦

It will never be well with Tinubu, Mahmoud and their fellow gang of criminals.

The fools have no idea of what to do with Nigeria but went ahead to grab power, snatched it and ran with it.

We are waiting for una in 2027 sha.

Well...as Nigerians are not meant to enjoy any benefit from government.

Kuma remove all subsidies