Electricity has been restored to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, 24 hours after disconnection.
The restoration of supply followed payment of outstanding municipal service debts, the City of Tshwane said.
The City of Tshwane said it disconnected the High Commission on Monday over unpaid utility bills.
The City’s Executive Mayor, Nasiphi Moya, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, where she shared a photograph of the High Commission building that the mission owed the city for utility services.
“We’ve disconnected electricity at the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They owe the city for utility services,” Mayor Moya revealed.
Later, Moya said the city would restore electricity if the debt was cleared just as she thanked the Nigerian High Commission for honouring its financial obligations to the municipality.
“We thank the High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for honouring its debt to the city. The city will reconnect electricity,” she said.
The restoration comes after The Nigerian High Commission reportedly made the payment to settle the outstanding balance after which supply of electricity was restored to the building.
The mission was yet issued an official statement on the incident .
