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EKEDC reads riot act to vandals, calls for concerted fight against vandalism.
Energy

Man Bags Jail Term For Assaulting EKEDC Staff

By Olatunde Dodondawa One David Adeyemi has bagged a 6-month jail term after he was arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate Court over a two-count charge of assault on a staff of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) while discharging his official duty. In a statement signed by the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, the defendant who had illegally connected his apartment at Makanjuola area […]

Renewable, REA
Energy

FG pursues 30% renewable in energy mix through NEP

By Olatunde Dodondawa Federal Government is pursuing its 30 per cent target of renewables in energy mix through the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA) Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). Presently, Nigeria’s energy mix stands at grid power of gas-fired power (85 per cent), hydropower (13 per cent) while renewable 2 per cent. […]