The Federal Government has jacked up the electricity tariff for Band A customers.
Band A are those who enjoy electricity supply for 20 hours per day.
At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Musliu Oseni, Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said the increase will see customers pay ₦225 kilowatts per hour, up from the current ₦66.
Oseni said these customers represent 15 percent of the 12 million electricity customers in the country.
He added that the commission had also downgraded some customers on Band A to B And B due to non-fulfilment of the required hours of electricity provided by the electricity distribution company.
