When @_nonconformist1, a Nigerian living abroad, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his disbelief over his mother’s electricity bill in Nigeria, he didn’t expect it to strike such a nerve, amassing over 319,000 views in less than 48 hours.
“My mom’s ‘NEPA’ bill in May was more expensive than mine in diaspora with 24-hour power supply... I am not even joking,” he posted on June 3, 2025.
NEPA, the defunct National Electric Power Authority, is still colloquially referred to as the country's electricity provider.
It has been unbundled
