FG to direct N1 trillion electricity subsidy savings to social services  

The Federal Government is set to redirect about N1 trillion savings from the electricity subsidy removal to social services and power supply improvements across the country.  

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, while speaking at a Radio program in Kaduna, said the new electricity act signed by President Tinubu empowers the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to sanction power distribution companies (Discos) who fail to meet their end of the contract.  

The Minister also stated that the post-fuel subsidy intervention of the Federal Government such as the cash transfer program to vulnerable Nigerians and the provision of CNG buses are still on track. 

For the N25,000 cash transfer program, the Minister noted that the presidential committee set up to review its operational mechanism has submitted its report, noting that it would commence soon.  

The Federal Government, through the NERC, recently increased the electricity tariff for Band A users who receive at least 20 hours of electricity daily to N225 KWh- a hike of around 300%.