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…

The power outages Nigerians experienced on Monday evening have been restored in some parts of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company

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…

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…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has officially transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC). The transfer follows the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023 (EA 2023), which stipulates that NERC retains regulatory authority over inter-state and international generation, transmission, supply, and trading, as…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) N1.69 billion for overbilling its customers. This penalty was issued under Order NERC/2024/114, part of NERC’s September 2024 Supplementary Order. The fine, dated August 30 and signed by NERC Vice Chairman Musiliu Oseni and Commissioner for Legal, Licensing, and Compliance Dafe…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has charged consumers of electricity in the country to exercise their rights

Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed frustration over the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s (AEDC) failure to replace a faulty transformer, which resulted in a two-week power outage.

Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday threatened to occupy the office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). They said the AEDC had yet to replace a faulty transformer, resulting in a two-week power outage. The community disclosed this in a letter sent to AEDC Zone…

Electricity supply to homes and offices in Abuja may get worse in the days ahead as the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has threatened to disconnect any customer who is not up to date in the payment of electricity bills.

As the first year anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s government is loading, it is the right time to remind the administration on the expediency of freezing politics of #Project 2027 so that they can manage priorities and expectations at this time.

• CSO kicks, threatens to mobilise protest against • NERC orders AEDC to reimburse customers over arbitrary billing The Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu yesterday, said the Federal Government has spent about N2.9 trillion on electricity subsidy. He said the government is still subsidising 85 per cent of electricity supply in the country despite an…