We’ll implement 7.5 per cent VAT from Feb 1 — AEDC tells customers

We’ll implement 7.5 per cent VAT from Feb 1 — AEDC tells customers

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it will commence the implementation of the  7.5per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on its services and cost of meter under the Meter Assert Programme (MAP) from Feb. 1. Mr Oyebode Fadipe, AEDC’s General Manager Corporate Communications, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Fadipe said…

IBEDC goes cashless on commercial, industrial customers

IBEDC goes cashless on commercial, industrial customers

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company says all bill payments and vending transactions of its industrial and commercial customers will be done cashless from  March 31. Mrs Angela Olarenwaju, Head, Branding and Corporate Communication of IBEDC made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The power distribution company said the development was in line with the cashless policy…

BREAKING: Shell records five oil spill incidents in January 2020

BREAKING: Shell records five oil spill incidents in January 2020

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited recorded five oil spill incidents in January 2020, mainly because of pipeline vandalism and oil theft in the Niger Delta. Data obtained indicated a drop of about 66.2 per cent when compared to the 15 incidents recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. Specifically, the incidents were recorded…

Enugu DisCo lauds group for peaceful protest, to address demands

Enugu DisCo lauds group for peaceful protest, to address demands

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday, lauded the Ndi-Igbo United Forum (NUF) for a peaceful protest over electricity issues in the South-East. Receiving the protesters in EEDC headquarters, Enugu, its Head of Communication, Mr Emeka Ezeh, assured the protesting group that the management of the company would look into their articulated demands. “EEDC…

Use El-Rufai committee’s report to end quagmire in power sector, group tells FG

Use El-Rufai committee’s report to end quagmire in power sector, group tells FG

A group, the All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, has urged the Federal Government to use recommendations that would emanate from the Gov. Nasir El-Rufai’s Committee to end the quagmire in the country’s power sector. Its National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, made the call on Monday in Lagos. Samuel-Ilori noted that the committee’s request for inputs…

AEDC warn against spate of attacks on staff

AEDC warn against spate of attacks on staff

The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company  (AEDC,) has warned against the spate of attacks on its staff by customers. Mr Oyebode Fadipe, company’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the frequent resort to attacks on members of staff by certain members of the…

Capacity Building : Total to train Nigerian lecturers at MIT

Capacity Building : Total to train Nigerian lecturers at MIT

  Front row from left: Azu Azuike, TOTAL; Ajukwura Wokomah, GM, CSR, TOTAL; NNPC rep; Prof. Tayo Akinwande, MTL-MIT and others   Total Exploration and Production Nigeria has concluded plans to train nine Nigerian lecturers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of efforts to build local capacity in the Nigerian oil and…

Eko Electric inaugurates projects at Ikoyi passport office

Eko Electric inaugurates projects at Ikoyi passport office

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday inaugurated some projects at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ikoyi Passport Office, Lagos, in a move to make the environment more comfortable for Nigerians seeking to obtain their international passports. The inauguration was also to bring services of the electricity company closer to the applicants. The projects, inaugurated…

Electricity: GenCos fail to generate 3,205.5 megawatts due to gas shortage

Electricity: GenCos fail to generate 3,205.5 megawatts due to gas shortage

Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,205.5 megawatts of electricity on Monday due to unavailability of gas. This information was made known in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy of which was obtained  in Abuja on Tuesday….