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FG faults World Bank’s claims on poor electricity supply
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By Chris Ochayi – Abuja
The Federal Government has faulted claims by the World Bank report which indicated that 78% of power consumers in Nigeria get less than 12 hours of daily electricity supply.
The government in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmad Rufai Zakari, in Abuja, said it was unclear what empirical evidence the World Bank used to arrive at the figures, insisting that power distribution to consumers is steadily improving.
Zakari while responding to the Power Sector Recovery Programme Opinion Research Fact Sheet released by the World Bank on Friday, said it is inaccurate to make a blanket statement that 78% of Nigerians have less than 12 hours daily access,
FG counters World Bank s survey on power situation
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FG faults World Bank s claims on poor electricity supply
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By Etuka Sunday
The Federal Government has directed the Suspension of intended electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). This, it said, was to promote a constructive conclusion of the dialogue with the Labour Centers through the Joint Ad-Hoc Committee. Recall, the Federal government of Nigeria and the Labour Centers have been engaged in positive discussions about the electricity sector through a joint ad-hoc Committee led by the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity and Co-Chaired by the Minister of State for Power. Great progress has been made in these deliberations which are set to be concluded at the end of January 2021.