EKEDC
14 Apr
More customers under Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s (EKEDC) franchise area are set to experience and enjoy a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours of power supply daily in line with the newly approved Multi-Year Tariff Order
29 Mar
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) yesterday affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees.
28 Mar
The Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has retained Dr Tinuade Sanda as the (Distribution Company (DisCo)’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
27 Mar
Residents of Lekki Phase 1 in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State are expressing frustration over unreliable power supply, which they describe as epileptic. According to interviews conducted with journalists on Wednesday, residents have been struggling with inconsistent electricity for over five years. They noted that the situation has worsened since the beginning…
23 Mar
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has reiterated the Federal Government’s plan to raise electricity generation from 3,500 Megawatts(MW) to 6,500MW within the next three to six months.
22 Mar
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it plans to meter about 600,000 customers within the next five years, with an annual target of 120,000 meter installations from 2024 to 2028.
3 Feb
Two men, Hassan Saidu and Abdullami Aliu, have bagged jail terms for vandalising a transformer belonging to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) around Ayinde Street in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos.
28 Jan
The Chairman, Board of Directors of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Dr. Dere Otubu has emphasised the need for increased investment in the power sector to meet the growing energy demands of Nigeria.
4 Jan
Amid paucity of funds to close the gap of infrastructural deficit nationwide, there is a growing concern on routine vandalisation of available public assets, which currently costs over N132 billion in repairs yearly.
18 Dec
The Police in Lagos on Monday arraigned Hassan Nurudeen, 20 and Hussien Nurudeen, 20, at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting two staff of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC).
16 Nov
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced temporary closure of all its business offices due to the ongoing industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
15 Nov
Residents of Ibeju Lekki, a suburb in Lagos State, yesterday, lamented neglect by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The residents said they had been plagued by persistent power outages and poor maintenance of electrical infrastructure...
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