Nigeria, April 3 -- The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered the immediate upward review of electricity tariffs from Wednesday, 3 April.

The NERC Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, disclosed this while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

Mr Oseni explained that only electricity customers in band A would be affected by the increase.

He noted that the increase would not affect bands B, C, D and E while noting that the number of customers previously on band A has been downgraded.

Band A customers are offered an average daily electricity supply of 20 hours.

He said the new rate will be imposed only on consumers who represent 15 per cent of the population but consume 40 per cent of the nation's electr...