The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the immediate reversal of the tariff increase for Band A customers in the country.
This followed the adoption of a report of the House Committee on Power presented by its chairman, Victor Nwokolo, at the plenary in Abuja.
In his presentation, Nwokolo told his colleagues that Nigerians cannot afford the new tariff.
The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in April announced a tariff hike for Band A customers.
Customers in that category enjoy at least 20 hours of electricity per day and are to pay N225 per kilowatt under the new regime.
At the plenary, the matter was referred to the Committee of the Whole for recommendations.
The parliament is expected to conduct further investigation into the tariff hike in the coming days.
