Tag: Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)

EKEDC Appoints Babatunde Lasaki General Manager Corporate Communications

Abibat Babalola

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced the appointment of Babatunde Lasaki as its new General Manager, Corporate Communications and Strategy. This follows the retirement of Godwin Idemudia, who previously served in the position. In an official statement, the utility company thanked Mr. Idemudia for his meritorious service and wished him well on his retirement. “We are proud of the work that Mr. Idemudia did at EKEDC and remain grateful for his long and impactful service. The foundation he laid will remain his enduring legacy even as those inspired…

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Lagos Blames Eko DisCo Power Surge As Fire Guts Storey Building

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State government has blamed the power surge for the fire outbreak at 118 Broad Street, CMS area of the state. Speaking through the Parmanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the government said that a warehouse in the building was gutted by the fire “ignited as a result of power surge when electricity was restored.” Platforms Africa reports that the facility is being supplied by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). In a statement made available to Platforms Africa, Oke-Osanyintolu added that Fortunately there…

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UNILAG Plunged Into Darkness As EKEDC Disconnected Varsity Over ₦200m Debt

Tade Salako

THE Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has thrown the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos into darkness over unpaid debt of about N200 million it billed the university for electricity consumption. The university authorities, however said that the institution has dutifully never failed to settle its electricity bill on a monthly basis, claiming it has paid up to June 2021. READ ALSO: COVID-19: UNILAG shuts student hostels indefinitely Meet Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, UNILAG first female Professor of Mass Comm Nigerian Doctors begin nationwide ‘total, indefinite’ strike Monday According to the…

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