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…
The management of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has embarked on a project that will improve power supply by additional 300MW to the national grid. He however decried a situation whereby the available power will not get to the end-users or final consumers. He said that is the reason his agency, NDPHC is collaborating…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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….
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has intensified surveillance to ensure maximum safety and regulatory compliance in cooking gas retailer business in Sokoto and Kebbi. Mr Muhammad Makera, DPR Operations Controller in charge of Sokoto State and Kebbi, said on Monday in Sokoto. Makera said DPR surveillance team visited 17 LPG retailers shops out of…