AEDC
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Residents of Jabi-Dakibiyu in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday, expressed outrage over an alleged demand by a supposed Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) community agent to pay ₦17 million for a transformer, despite enduring a two-month power outage. A source, who spoke to The Guardian, said that residents have continued to receive…
22 Feb
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it will carry out an annual preventive maintenance on two transformers at the Apo 132/33 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission substation. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, in Abuja on Saturday. According to Mbah, the maintenance will take place on…
17 Feb
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) will begin to enjoy full power supply from Feb 23. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Monday. It said the ongoing restoration efforts by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the…
13 Feb
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has calmed the frayed nerves of its customers in Abuja and neighbouring franchise areas
12 Feb
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says gradual restoration of power has commenced following a system disturbance that occurred on the national grid on Wednesday. The company, in a statement on its X handle on Wednesday, said that the system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am Wednesday, causing power outage across its…
15 Jan
The indebtedness of federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) may persist, weighing on the financial crisis in the power sector even as the government has allocated N15 billion as part payment for the legacy debt.
8 Jan
Electricity consumers in Abuja have condemned plans by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to keep them in darkness for two weeks.
7 Jan
Electricity Consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the planned power interruption, while appealing to relevant authorities to hasten relocation process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) had announced an impending power interruption in parts of its franchise areas between Jan. 6 and Jan. 21.…
20 Oct
Many electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have faulted the migration of customers from Band B to A without commensurate hours of power supply. According to them, the situation has led to higher tariffs without much justification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Band A customers are those who enjoy at…
15 Oct
The power outages Nigerians experienced on Monday evening have been restored in some parts of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company
12 Oct
Electricity consumers in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, have slammed the power distribution company for what they described as 'Band A Assumption Billing.' An aged widow told our reporter that her bill for the month of August assumed she was on 'Band A' and was billed almost ₦98,000 against her supposed ₦22,000 bill. "I rushed down…
1 Oct
The Association of Landlords in Jukwoyi Phase 4, a satellite community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently revamp the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) due to alleged poor performance and incompetence. The Association lamented that the neglect by AEDC has inflicted immense suffering…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has ordered an immediate investigation into an incident involving its personnel and some civilians
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The Federal Government on Thursday defended the decision to approve a 50% tariff increase for telecommunications services, saying that
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The protracted battle for the throne of the Kano emirate took a fresh dimension on Thursday as Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, urged President Bola Tinubu to move the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, out of the state. The Deputy Governor also faulted the police command in Kano for dispersing some aggrieved youths…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the constitution of a panel of inquiry on the recent chieftaincy dispute involving Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle towns of Obokun Local Government of Area of Osun State. The governor promised to set up the committee when he visited Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle during recent communal clashes, Adeleke's spokesperson…
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The European Union (EU) said it is investing over €280 million in investment opportunities to job opportunities and fight poverty in Nigeria. The intervention came at a critical moment when the new government of the United States of America announced plans to withdraw all grants and cut funding on humanitarian services to Africa. EU Ambassador…
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The police in Lagos have announced that they have restored the security details of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. Meranda's security details were controversially withdrawn on Thursday morning, hours before the ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, returned to the assembly with security officials and claimed he was still the speaker.…
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Members of the Bauchi State Caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday rose from an emergency meeting with the resolve to push
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to desist from staging protests against the commission and other anti-corruption agencies. Olukoyede said such actions could undermine the fight against corruption. The EFCC boss made the call at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) Conference of the Human…
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Mudashiru Obasa, the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has issued an apology to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force for the assault on their operatives at the Assembly on February 17. In a statement he signed on Thursday, February 27, which was made available to The…
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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, for₦5 million with two sureties. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu, on Thursday, while delivering the bail terms, stated that the two sureties must provide proof of means of livelihood as well as valid…