What your band means
Nigeria has priced electricity by service since 1 November 2020, when NERC brought in the Service Based Tariff. The idea is simple: pay for the hours you actually get. Every feeder, the line that runs from the substation to your transformer, is put in one of five bands by the average hours of supply it delivers a day.
| Band | Supply a day |
|---|---|
| A | 20 hours or more |
| B | 16 to 20 hours |
| C | 12 to 16 hours |
| D | 8 to 12 hours |
| E | 4 to 8 hours |
More hours cost more. Band A pays by far the highest price per unit, and Bands C, D and E the lowest. That is why the band on your meter matters: two homes on different feeders can buy the same ₦10,000 token and get very different numbers of units.
The band belongs to the feeder, not to you or your street. Move house and your band can change. A feeder can also move between bands when its supply record changes.
How the check works
Ikeja Electric publishes its band list as a customer feeder verification report, an interactive table rather than a plain form. The button at the top of this page opens that report. In the AidaPay app it opens inside the app, and the back button brings you straight back here.
On the report, type your account number or meter number in the Account/Meter No box. The report filters to your record and shows two things: the name of your feeder and its band.
Ikeja Electric supplies the northern half of Lagos: Ikeja, Ikorodu, Oshodi, Shomolu, Abule Egba, Ikotun and the areas around them. Lagos Island, Lekki and most of southern Lagos are Eko DisCo, and their numbers will not show on Ikeja Electric's report.
Reading the result
The band is the letter from the table above. It tells you the minimum average supply Ikeja Electric has committed to on your feeder and, with it, which price per unit you pay.
The feeder name is worth writing down. It is the line that supplies your transformer, and it is the first thing Ikeja Electric's customer care will ask for if you complain about hours of supply or a wrong band.
If the report shows nothing, check the number. Account numbers and meter numbers are both accepted, but a meter that was replaced may only show under the new number.
If your band looks wrong
Most band disputes are about hours. The report says Band A, the street gets twelve hours on a good day. Keep a log of when power comes and goes for two weeks, then take it to Ikeja Electric with your account number and feeder name. A Band A feeder that keeps falling short should be reviewed and moved to a lower band, with the lower price that comes with it.
If Ikeja Electric does not resolve it, NERC's customer complaints forum for Lagos is the next step. Keep every reference number you are given.
Once you know your band, buy Ikeja Electric tokens in the AidaPay app, with the meter name verified before you pay.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the checker open Ikeja Electric's page?
Which areas does Ikeja Electric cover?
What do the bands A to E mean?
Why is my neighbour on a different band?
My feeder is Band A but I get far less than 20 hours.
Is AidaPay part of Ikeja Electric?
How we check this page
The AidaPay team checked the facts on this page on 29 Sep 2026 against the sources below - the provider's own pages and the regulator first. The tool itself asks the provider live on every check. Spotted something out of date? Email help@aidapay.ng and we will correct it.
Sources: NERC: What is Service Based Tariff (SBT)? · Vanguard: Electricity tariff - how to check if you are on Band A, B, C, D or E (April 2024) · BusinessDay: Electricity tariff - how to know your feeder band
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