BEDC
3 Jun
Capacity of Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) to supply power to the national grid is being threatened by the N3.7 trillion liquidity crisis and the controversy in the tariff regime.
31 May
Ekiti State Government has urged the electricity distribution company (Disco) operating in the state, Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), to ensure that all the electricity consumers are metered to put an end to estimated billing across the state.
23 May
In a bid to restore electricity to Ondo South Senatorial District after years of blackout, President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated 132KV transmission line and 132/33KV substation in Ondo State.
17 May
The Federal Government has inaugurated the N8 billion substation in Ondo State to end 15 years of blackout for people in the Southern Senatorial District of the state.
24 Apr
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ekiti from NERC to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (EERB). It also directed the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ondo State from the Commission to the Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (OSERB) in compliance…
15 Nov 2023
The management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has offered scholarships to two daughters of its late staff member, Augustine Izekor, who was electrocuted on October 26, at Evbodia community, a suburb in Benin City.
10 Nov 2023
The Benin Electric Distribution Company (BEDC) has announced that there will be a disruption of a planned power supply in some parts of Edo State for two months.
1 Nov 2023
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has constituted a committee to investigate the death of a staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Staff, Augustine Izekor, who was electrocuted last Thursday. NERC confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it had received a report on the fatal electrocution of the deceased, Izekor whose tragic…
31 Oct 2023
It was nightmarish for Mrs. Helen Izekor, wife of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Staff, Augustine Izekor, who was electrocuted last Thursday, at Evbodia community in Oredo Local Council of Edo State.
7 Aug 2023
Just as the Bible in its first chapter laid emphasis on the importance of light over darkness, from North to South, East to West, across various Nigerian homes, one of the first sentences a toddler tries to mutter is "Up NEPA".
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SIR: Samoa, a country of less than forty thousand people, surrounded by Fiji, Hawaii, Tonga, and New Zealand have lost sleep having played host to the European Union and its African, Caribbean and Pacific partner states to promote the rights of all “Gender and Humanity”. With about 49 African countries in support of the partnership,…
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God is light. Since God is light we must put aside our sinful way of living. To say that we belong to Christ, but then go out and live how we want is hypocrisy. We cannot have fellowship with God, Who is light, and yet walk in darkness. Walking in darkness means that we are…
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye recently visited the RCCG ‘Overcomers’ Assembly,’ where they were warmly received by members of the church, including the Pastor-in-charge of RCCG Region 31, Joseph Adeyokunnu, and his wife, Pastor Felicia Adeyokunnu. In his sermon titled:…
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“Awesome GOD" is a biblical expression that appears several times in the scriptures (Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 9:32; Psalm 47:2, and Daniel 9:4). The phrase is used in the Old Testament to describe God or things related to Him. The phrase can be translated in several ways, including being "great" and "awe-inspiring" as in Deut.7:21, “You…
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To contribution to the progress of community education in Osun State,the Three Good Hearts Foundation, in conjunction with the African Craft Shop, distributed school bags to all the students in Community Primary School, Masifa-Ile, a rural community in Ejigbo Local Council of Osun State. No fewer than 70 students benefitted from the foundation’s kind gesture,…
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The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the need for teachers and carers to adopt alternative communication methods for children with special needs, particularly those suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She specifically canvassed the inclusion of local content, including visuals and sounds, as part of communication strategies based on…
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The Kano State government has said out of 10 million pupils in public primary and secondary schools in the state, about 4.5 million are presently receiving lessons while sitting on the bare floor. The government has, however, said it requires over N60 billion to fix the situation that is leaving innocent students uncomfortable. The state…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Consequently, the President has approved the appointment of Dr. Muntaqa Umar Sadiq as the National Coordinator of the SCO-PMU. Tinubu said the move is to ensure efficient,…
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Lady Gaga and French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura joined dancers, an opera diva and even a heavy metal band in an opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics that sought to proudly showcase French culture with a modern twist. The first-ever opening ceremony held outside a stadium -- on the River Seine -- had to battle driving…
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A High Court sitting in Rivers State has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting any congress of the party in the state. The court gave the order following an ex parte motion filed by 21 members of the party in the state led by Ilaye Sunday Kitchen and Agile Handsome Ekelechi. The plaintiffs…