By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Protest by the labour movement in Ogun State has paralyzed the activities of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The MKO Abiola Way headquarters of the IBEDC and other outlets in the city were put under lock and key Continue Reading
By Olubunmi Agboola The nationwide protest by organised labour against the recent increment in electricity tariff has commenced in Ibadan, Oyo State. Our correspondent reports that the protest led by the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in the state, Mr Kayode Martins, was staged at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, Capital Building, Ring Road. […]Continue Reading
By Rasheedah Makinde A raging rainstorm on Sunday wreaked havoc at Sango-Ota in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State plunging over 40 communities into darkness. The storm pulled down electric poles and cables, disrupting traffic on the Sango-Ota highway on Sunday afternoon. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the incident, appealing to Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has tasked Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC to urgently resolve the crisis of irregular power supply just as he unveiled the power sector agenda for the state. The Governor made this known when he met the Managing Director of IBEDC in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital. Addressing […]Continue Reading
By Fasilat Lawal Distribution Electricity Company, IBEDC, has restored power supply to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. Chairman Joint Action Committee JAC UCH Mr Oladayo Olabampe confirmed the development to Radio Nigeria Ibadan. Mr Olabampe said a meeting would be reconvened to enable workers to resume their normal shift for prompt health service Continue Reading
The management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, Plc has promised customers in its franchise that there would be a stable power supply during the Easter celebrations. In a statement on Friday, the IBEDC Managing Director, Kingsley Achife, said the company would also keep its technical team on standby to address all issues that […]Continue Reading
By Olawale Asake The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, says it will not fail to sanction any Electricity Distribution Company, DisCo, that fails to comply with extant rules and regulations in the power sector. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, stated this at the […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Adekoya The Osun State Government has intervened in the ongoing crisis between the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC and some communities in Osogbo, calling for an urgent stakeholders’ meeting on the disconnection of parts of the state capital from power supply. In a statement by governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the state Continue Reading
By Wale Oluokun An Abeokuta resident, Ms. Nosimot Alalade has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court at Isabo on a three-count charge of assault; conduct likely to breach public peace and endangering the life of staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company while on duty. The defendant residing at Number Five, Amadiya Street, Olomore area of […]Continue Reading
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
Òjò alágbára tó rọ̀ nílu’bàdàn lána òde yi ti ba àwọn ilégbe iléwe tófimọ́ òpó iná jẹ́. Akọ̀ròyìn ilésẹ́ Radio Nigeria tó tọpinpin ìsẹ̀lẹ̀ náà, jábọ̀ pé òrùlé àwọn ilégbe kan lágbugbò Agbowó àti orogún ni ìjì ọ̀hún gbé lọ. Yàtọ̀ fún àwọn ìgì tó wọ́lu ojú òpópónà, àwọn irinsẹ́ tón mú iná wọlé ilésẹ́ […]Continue Reading
Ijoba ipinle Oyo ati ile ise to nrisi pinpin ina oba nilu Ibadan IBEDC, ti yanju awoo to mu ki won ti lara ile ise ton npin na. Leyin ipade to waye laarin ijoba ati IBEDC ni ile ise ijoba ipinle Oyo to wa l’Agodi nilu Ibadan,ni , ni awon mejeeji so pe won setan […]Continue Reading
The Oyo State Government and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), on Thursday, resolved the differences that led the state to seal some business offices of the DISCO.The two parties, after a meeting at the Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan declared their readiness to work together to find an amicable resolution of all issues surrounding the […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has said it sealed Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, offices over the non-payment of accumulated taxes, charges and levies worth four hundred million five hundred and forty-six thousand one hundred and eleven naira, forty-one kobo (400,546,111.41) for over two years. The State Internal Revenue Service (OYSIRS) took the step on behalf of Continue Reading
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
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has commenced free metering exercise in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The mass distribution of meters to house owners is in line with the directive given to Elecrricity Distribution Company in August last year by President Muhammadu Buhari to meter all consumers to end estimated billing. Radio Nigeria Continue Reading
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved a review of electricity tariff for Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, increasing electricity cost for consumers under the franchise area. IBEDC franchise area includes Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and parts of Niger, Ekiti and Kogi states. The NERC in an order signed by its Chairman, Sanusi Garba Continue Reading
Mass metering, an initiative of the federal government to reduce the impact of hike in electricity tariff, is set to commence in Oyo state this month. This is contained in a statement by the chief operating officer of Ibadan electricity distribution company, IBEDC, Engineer John Ayodele. The statement says distribution will be free and help […]Continue Reading
Constant power supply is important for the economic growth of any developing Nation. In recent times, power supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has been erratic and this has generated concerns from residents of the metropolis. Residents of Ibadan, who expressed displeasure at the incessant disruption in electricity supply, Continue Reading
Electricity consumers have called on Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, to make prepaid metres available for the company to generate more funds. They made the call at a public hearing tagged “Investment towards Improvement of Power Supply and the Quality Service in the Electricity Supply Industry” organized by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Continue Reading