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Residents of Iwo have called the attention of the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company to an electric pole which fell following a heavy rain in the town on Sunday afternoon. The electric pole which fell at Adeeke Junction, Iwo, according to the residents posed a danger if not…
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Forty communities in Osogbo, Osun State capital under the aegis of United Communities, have accused the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company of intimidation and misinformation over their demand for a constant power supply. The communities while addressing pressmen at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo on Thursday, said they had…
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Residents of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, trooped out in protest on Wednesday morning over what they described as an epileptic electricity supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. Armed with placards bearing varying inscriptions such as, “We are paying for darkness, it is unfair,” “IBEDC, Restore Our Light,…
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Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has apprehended two suspects over alleged conspiracy, meter tampering and illegal electricity vending in Osun State. The suspects, identified as Babatunde (46) and Akin (40), according to a statement by the command spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke on Wednesday, were…
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A civil rights group, Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative THURIST on Thursday, held a peaceful protest at the office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company in Iwo, demanding urgent action over persistent power outages in the town. The protest drew community members, traders, students, and artisans who expressed frustration over what…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Federation of Ede Youths Development Association (FEYDA) has shut down offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company in the town over erratic power supply. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the national president of the association, Comrade Abiola Afolabi. The statement which was posted…
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Polaris Bank Limited, and Archlight Nigeria Limited from taking any action that could affect the outcome of a pending suit filed by the United Bank for Africa. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu made the order on August 18,…
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THE Federal Government, on Thursday, announced that the 11 power distribution companies in Nigeria have applied for the review of their various electricity tariffs in order to incorporate the changes in the macroeconomic parameters across the country. It disclosed this through a notice published by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission….
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The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company on Saturday traded blame, following disconnection of electricity supply to the university campus since January 5. The university is said to allegedly owed N43m in accumulated electricity bills. While IBEDC management said it informed the university…
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By Adebowale Adebukola, Jamiu Ganiyu Since the midnight of Tuesday 13th August, while people across the nation were still enjoying the public holiday declared by the federal government in commemoration of the just concluded Eid-il-Kabir with their families, it has been a serious nightmare for the people of Owode-Ede area…
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