A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stalled the implementation of new electricity tariffs from April, pending the determination of a motion challenging it. The new tariffs, which go into force from April, were announced by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) last week. NERC handed 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) the template for the new tariffs applicable in their regions. At the hearing of a suit by the Incorporated Trustees of Human Rights Foundation against 15 respondents in the electricity industry, Justice Hassan ordered the parties to maintain the...