…Hits N1.9 trillion in 2025
The federal government is facing mounting fiscal pressure after electricity tariff subsidies surged nearly threefold in two years, from N610 billion in 2023 to N1.92 trillion in 2025, as the gap between the true cost of power and what consumers actually pay continues to widen at an alarming pace.
Quarterly data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) shows the government spent N536.4 billion covering electricity shortfalls in the first quarter of 2025 alone, befor
