LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has raised alarm over what he described as outrageous electricity billing by the power distribution company supplying his official residence. Speaking on Monday during a roundtable event in Victoria Island, Hamzat revealed that his power bill skyrocketed from N2.7 million in March to a staggering N29…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of seven Nigerians who died while attempting to buy the subsidized rice auctioned by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Reports confirmed that the Service had announced plans to distribute seized food items from smugglers to…
LAGOS MAY 19TH *NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to write-off accumulated billings for all communities on Lalupon/Iwo Road electricity feeder in Ibadan, up till November 2020. NERC Chairman, Olayiwola Oyelade, gave the order on Tuesday while deliberating on a case brought before the commission by the affected communities….
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company on Wednesday disconnected the home of the late Shehu Shagari, the Second Republic President of Nigeria, over unpaid bills to the tune of over N6 million. The former president died on December 28, 2018 at the age of 93. Confirming the disconnection of Sama Road, Sokoto home…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State government on Wednesday evening resolved the rift between Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) which let to power cut since Dec 23, 2019. Mr Kenedy Olorogun, Chairman, Central Zone of the IYC , who confirmed the development in a telephone interview said the youths have…