Nigeria, April 5 -- The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the hike in electricity tariff across Nigeria by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The caucus called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on NERC, to rescind this decision and prioritise the welfare of the people.

The Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, stated this in a statement released on Thursday.

NERC had on Wednesday announced the new tariff for electricity customers in Band A from N68 per kilowatt-hour to N225.

Band A customers are offered an average daily electricity supply of 20 hours, although many complain they do not get up to that.

In the statement, Mr Chinda described the hike as "abrupt", adding that it "places an un...