The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, in Kebbi State have taken action by shutting down the offices of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. Following directives from their national headquarters, the unions ensured the closure of these offices in Birnin Kebbi, with staff complying with […]
Hundreds of aggrieve NLC members shut down KEDCO, NERC offices in Kano
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in their hundreds, on Monday, stormed the office of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company and shut down its operations in grievance over the recent power tariff hike across the country. The organized Labour also picketed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, in Kano over the same matter. The […]
Police arrest suspect who killed KEDCO staff in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, Sadiq Zubairu, 35, who was alleged to have killed Bello Bukar Adam, 45, a staff member of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said they received a report from a resident of Zawaciki Quarters in Kumbotso LGA, Kano […]
Court bars NERC, KEDCO from implementing new electricity tariff
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has issued an interim order stopping the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, from implementing a new increased electricity tariff for Band A consumers in the DisCo’s franchise area. Recall that NERC had recently mandated electricity distribution companies to charge Band A […]
MAN raises alarm over KEDCO’s threat to disconnect Kano, Jigawa factories
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Kano/Jigawa branch has raised the alarm that thousands of jobs are at risk of being lost as factories are facing shutdown in the two states. MAN, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has threatened to disconnect factories in the states by Friday, […]
Power outage: Customers urge Kano Govt to call KEDCO to order
Electricity customers in Kano have urged the state government to take action against Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, for cutting off power supply to customers without notice. The call was made during the plenary session at the Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Isma’il Falgore. Presenting the motion, […]
Power Shortage: We require 600 megawatts to power 3 states but receive only 180 – KEDCO
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has expressed concerns that the state is in darkness because of the serious shortfall in the supply of power to the state from the Federal Government. Abubakar Yusuf, the Managing Director, KEDCO said while speaking to the Press, on Tuesday, that Kano is not an exception as the issue […]