25 July 2026
Professional Institutes

High Electricity Tariffs Crippling Nigerians, NISER Warns

Nigeria’s electricity tariff hikes are pricing households and businesses out of the market, the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has warned. Findings presented at a seminar in Ibadan show that 92% of households and 67.5% of firms now consider electricity unaffordable. NISER Director-General Prof. Antonia  Simbine said the burden is squeezing household

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Universities

UNN Vice-Chancellor Laments N200 Million Monthly Electricity Bill

Prof. Oguejiofor Ujam, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, states that the university has been incurring high electricity bills of at least N200 million per month. Prof Ujam, a professor, disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu at a press briefing to mark the institution’s 54th convocation ceremony. “One of

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