Nigerian govt clarifies electricity subsidy for public hospitals

The Nigerian government has clarified that its planned electricity subsidy for tertiary educational institutions may only apply to 37 federal universities and seven teaching hospitals affiliated with some of them.

The government also said the private businesses inside the selected institutions will not benefit from the subsidy.

The proposed subsidy is in response to the groans by universities and teaching hospitals that the amount they are being charged by electricity distribution companies is unsustainable.