Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, says the cost of electricity consumption in Nigeria is the cheapest and most defaulted by consumers in the world
Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, says the cost of electricity in Nigeria is the cheapest in the world.on Thursday in Abuja during an interactive session with the senate committee on power and heads of various agencies in the power sector.Cost of electricity in Nigeria is the cheapest across the globe, particularly gas to power, which is highly subsidised,” he said.
He said while the government is doing everything possible to make electricity affordable and available for Nigerians, many consumers as well as critical agencies of government fail to pay their bills. Sule Abdulaziz, managing director of Transmission Company of Nigeria , said the high rate of defaults on electricity bills by government agencies led to the recent disconnection of electricity distribution companies in Kaduna and Kano from the national grid.
“The DisCos as stated in the written complaint specifically mentioned military formations across the country, educational institutions, state governments, among others,” he said.
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