The Chairman of the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), Prof. Frank Nwoye Okafor, has revealed that estimated billing is designed to cover energy losses in the power sector.According to him, estimated billing is not intended to serve customers’ interests.He made this known during the ASERC public consultation on the draft electricity regulation that will…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Federal Government has directed the reopening of a 15 km stretch of the Enugu–Onitsha highway to ease traffic challenges for motorists plying the route in the South-East.The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, announced this during an inspection tour of ongoing federal road projects in Enugu State.He said the reopening…
By Titus Eleweke FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company’s response to the Amudo controversy is revealing,not because it settles the matter, but because it exposes a deeper issue the company appears unwilling to confront.On the surface, FirstPower’s position is clear. It denies levying residents ₦2.1 million. It claims to have spent ₦4 million repairing a vandalized transformer….
By Eche Nwaobasi, Nnewi Members of the caretaker committee of Kano/Okwei Street Market, Onitsha, have distanced themselves from allegations of illegal toll collection from wheelbarrow pushers operating within the market.The caretaker committee, led by its Chairman, Mr. Ebere Obi, denied accusations of extortion and the collection of money from wheelbarrow operators.He described the claims as…
Okechukwu Obeta trying to explain to first power company MD Okechukwu Okafor inabout the levies to replace transformer in Amudo community in Awka FirstPower Nigeria Limited has declared war on an Anambra State–based journalist, Mr. Okechukwu Obeta, over a report he wrote concerning a ₦2.1 million levy imposed on residents to replace a transformer in…
