Nigeria delays planned increase in electricity tariff

Nigeria's Power Minister, Sale Mamman, says the country will postpone, by at least three months, planned electricity tariff increases as its citizens struggle with coronavirus lockdowns. Mamman made the announcement in a tweet. He said the first price increase since 2015, which was scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, will take place only when distribution companies “improve quality of supply, meter consumers and agree with consumers on rates.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support