 As the federal government has said, the amount spent on subsidizing electricity every month in Nigeria has risen to about 30 billion Naira. It disclosed that a subsidy had been reduced by 20 billion Naira monthly following improvements in the collection of power tariffs by distribution companies. The government stated this in a document on the progress and overview of Nigeria's power sector. In February this year, the Minister of Power Salim Aman stated that the federal government was subsidizing electricity supply across the country to the tune of over 50 billion Naira monthly.