Electricity Tariff: A senior lawyer has dragged NERC and AEDC to court for increasing his electricity tariff by 230 percent

Abuja, NIGERIA — A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi, has dragged the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) to court for allegedly increasing his electricity tariff by 230 percent. Agi, in the suit currently before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja sought the enforcement of his fundamental rights. The senior lawyer prayed the court to hold that the new tariffs and the hours of supply are contrary to the Electricity Act, 2023 and Section 42 of the 1999 Constitution... pmnewsnigeria.com