The federal government, through the officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), today sealed the premises of the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) in the Alausa area of Lagos, for alleged violation of consumer rights. FCCPC’s Director of Surveillance and Investigation, Bola Adeyinka, said the move...
Frustrated by the prolonged blackout caused by a faulty transformer supplying power, residents and business owners on six streets — Raji Oba, Awoyemi, Folarin, Ajala, Olonade, and Akinshola — in the Alimosho area of Lagos State have decried and lamented the over three-month power outage. According to them, the power outage which occurred since...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Ikeja Electric PLC and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from applying, administering, and/or implementing the purported tariff stipulated in the April 2024 Supplementary Order on Tariff Increase On ‘Bank A’ Feeders. In a ruling yesterday, the court held that the tariff...

