COVID-19: PROPOSED FREE ELECTRICITY – WHY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD AVOID ENRICHING THE SHYLOCKS IN THE INDUSTRY

Introduction The news that the electricity Distribution Companies (Discos), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“NERC” or “The Commission”), the House of Representatives and the Federal Government had reached an agreement to provide two (2) months free electricity to Nigerians under the lockdown period had surfaced in the media a few days back. The noble intentions of […]