By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Two years after the Federal Government increased electricity tariffs for Band A customers, promising a minimum of 20 hours of daily supply, many consumers say the expected improvements have not materialised. The tariff hike, announced in April 2024, saw rates jump from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour, a move…
Calabar, Nigeria – The former Technical Assistant to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Philip Obin, has lamented the high electricity tarrif he received in just one month. Obin who received an electricity bill of N1.2 million from the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), one of the Distribution Companies (DisCos), decry the pains business…
Calabar, Nigeria – Most parts of the capital of Cross River State, Calabar, have been without electricity for about three weeks now since the heavy downpour that destroyed some properties in the city. The power outage has led to the downturn of economic activities in the first capital of Nigeria. Notable areas affected by this…
Calabar, Cross River State – The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has attributed the power outage in Calabar, Cross River State capital, to a heavy wind storm. Converseer reports that there was torrential rain with heavy wind and thunderstorms on Saturday night and Sunday morning that wreaked havoc in Calabar, destroying properties worth millions…
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has increased the prices of prepaid metres for the second time in as much as three months. Converseer reports that the increment is coming in after electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) increased the prices of their prepaid metres despite the incessant collapse of the national grid. The PHED announced…
