The Federal Government has jacked up the electricity tariff for Band A customers. 

Band A are those who enjoy electricity supply for 20 hours per day, representing 15 per cent of the 12 million electricity customers in the country. 

At a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, the Vice Chairman of the NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see customers pay ₦225 for kilowatts per hour, up from the current ₦66.

He added that the commission had also downgraded some customers on Band A to Band B due to non-fulfilment of the required hours of electricity provided by the electricity distribution company.