If the government allow them to charge "realistic tariff", more than half of the country can not afford to pay electricity bill.

omohayek:

In other words, the real problem here is the unwillingness of the Nigerian government to allow power companies to charge realistic tariffs that will justify their investments. Only in a basketcase like Nigeria does the fact that price controls cause shortages come across as rocket-science.

IMAliyu:

Recently our neighbor's house and our's went about 3 weeks with no electricity, because of some damage to the power line.
Through the process of repairs, the Disco found out that the neighbors had bypassed their meter.
The thing is, this people are not poor, it's a big fancy house and they can more than afford to pay for their bills,

That's a typical Nigerian for you!! I

kay29000:


But the funny thing is that in my area in ibadan, we used to have just like 6 hours light daily, but in the last couple of days we have been having like 18 hours of light a day. So, me I don't even understand this news.

Really? where in ibadan do u leave

Crossboy:
Really? where in ibadan do u leave

A place called North Gate, in Ojoo. It is close to Sasa market, where the ethnic clash happened earlier this year. There is power supply right now...it has been on since 7am, and it will be on till evening