WIRE — The federal government is expected to spend N358.32 billion on electricity subsidies in the first quarter of 2026, despite ongoing blackouts and operational problems across Nigeria's power sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said. NERC's First Quarter 2026 Report showed that the subsidy arose because the government kept end-user tariffs frozen at July 2024
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