Nollywood’s Kate Henshaw blasts Nigeria’s electricity tariff bands as a “huge fraud,” citing paying for 20+ hours but barely getting two

Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has ignited a social media storm, labelling Nigeria’s current electricity tariff band system a “huge fraud.”

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In a series of impassioned posts, the award-winning actress voiced her frustration over the stark contrast between the high electricity tariffs consumers are mandated to pay and the woefully inadequate power supply they actually receive.

Henshaw lamented that despite being placed in a tariff band supposedly guaranteeing over 20 hours of daily electricity, she is fortunate to receive a mere two hours of power on what she considers a “good day.”

The actress questioned the fundamental logic underpinning the billing system, asserting that Nigerian consumers are being unjustly compelled to pay exorbitant rates for an electricity supply that is consistently unreliable and barely available.

“Paying for 20+ hours of power and barely getting two? That’s not inefficiency—that’s FRAUD,” she emphatically stated.

Drawing a stark comparison, Henshaw likened the current electricity billing practices to the recently collapsed Ponzi scheme, CBEX. In a follow-up tweet, she declared, “This electricity fraud is bigger than the latest Ponzi crash.”

Henshaw’s outspoken criticism resonates with the widespread frustration felt by many Nigerians who grapple daily with the erratic and often non-existent power supply despite escalating tariffs.

Her comments have quickly gained traction online, sparking further discussions and amplifying calls for urgent reform within Nigeria’s electricity sector.