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Lafenwa Traders Lament 11 Years Power Outage

Web News 19 June 2022 129 0

Traders in Lafenwa market have called on Ogun State government to take necessary steps towards preventing perennial flooding in the market and it environs. They made the call when the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun visited the area to inspect  ongoing reconstruction of 5.3 Kilometers Continue Reading

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Feeder Explosion Throws Over 50 Ogun Communities into Darkness

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Many communities in Ogun State have been thrown into another round of blackout following a reported explosion of the Ota industrial 33KV feeder It was gathered that there was a snap on the feeder which was caused as a result of an explosion that affected several transformers including those at Ilaro and Papalanto. The Ogun […]Continue Reading

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Electricity Generation Drops by 7%

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…As FG plans sub-stations in Katsina, Kano states Electricity generation on, the weekend, dropped by 7 per cent to 3,284 megawatts, MW, from 3,526MW, according to the report of the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, obtained by Newsmen. This was grossly inadequate for transmission and distribution to electricity consumers, including households and organisations in all Continue Reading

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National Grid Collapses For The Third Time In One Month

Web News 9 April 2022 181 0

The National Grid has collapsed again plunging the nation into total darkness. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, announced the development In a tweet posted on its handle on Twitter and urged Nigerians to be patient. “Hello, please be informed that there has just been a national grid collapse causing an outage in our franchise […]Continue Reading

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Buying Transformers, Poles, Not Responsibility Of Electricity Consumers- FCCPC

Web News 18 November 2021 290 0

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has declared that it is not the responsibility of electricity consumers/customers or communities to buy, replace or repair transformers, poles, cables and related items used in the power supply. The disclosure was made on Wednesday in Benin, the Edo State capital by FCCPC’s Executive Commissioner, Operations, Dr Continue Reading

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IBEDC Loses Over 4 Billion Naira Monthly- Chief Operating Officer

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Chief Operating Officer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, Engineer John Ayodele says the company records over four billion naira as losses from electricity revenue every month.Engineer Ayodele said this during the company’s half year Press Conference held in Ibadan.He explained that the monthly electricity bills amounted to almost ten to twelve Continue Reading

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Electricity Workers Set To Commence Nationwide Strike

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Total blackout looms across the country as electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to halt the proposed sale of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The union has vowed to embark on the suspended nationwide protest if the government continues with the […]Continue Reading

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Oyetola Flags-Off 33KV Power Project In Ife South LG

Web News 30 June 2021 264 0

The governor of Osun State, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has flagged-off the construction of 33KV power supply line from Ile-Ife to Garage-Olode (Awolowo Town) and Ifetedo/Garage Olode 33KV power supply.  The power project is coming after 10 years of power outage in the affected areas. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at Garage-Olode, Ife-South Local Government Area, Continue Reading