Nigeria: ... As Consumers, Other Laud NERC's Action

Reacting to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directive to the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) to suspend the electricity tariff hike expected to begin today until to 30 June 2020, the President of the Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Kola Olubiyo said the suspension was timely as he had called for that earlier.

He said: "Even if you and I can afford any amount of money for electricity tariffs increase, what about our brothers and sisters in the villages and the vulnerable poor Nigerian consumers? That's the point."

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