Nigeria: Gas companies refuse to supply power firms over $1.3 billion owed by government

gas companies in Nigeria had refused to resume the supply of gas to power generation companies unless all outstanding debts were offset. gas companies were being owed $1.3 billion, and that informed their decision to stop the supply of gas to all the gas-fired power plants since January. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that power would be fully restored soon.