The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has announced a power disruption affecting some communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The outage follows a vehicular accident that damaged a high-tension pole along the Akala Expressway. In an official notice issued on Monday and signed by management, IBEDC stated that the incident occurred on the Oluyole 11kV…
Residents and youth groups in Boripe local government council area of Osun State have expressed frustration over prolonged electricity outages, as the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, attributed the situation to reduced power supply from the national grid. The Nigerian Youth Congress, Boripe chapter, said the persistent blackout had negatively affected homes, businesses and educational…
Normal activities have resumed at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, office in Ede, Osun State, following mediation involving youth leaders and security agencies after a brief shutdown triggered by power supply complaints. The reopening came after a meeting held on Tuesday between IBEDC officials, executives of the Federation of Ede Youth Development Association, FEYDA,…
A total of 22 communities in Ibadan, Oyo State, will experience about three hours of daily power outage due to ongoing road construction, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has said. In a statement issued on social media today, IBEDC attributed the outage to road construction works along Foodco Road and Idi Isin, which necessitated the…
The Residents of Mogede community in Ibafo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have accused the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company of diverting electricity meant for their community to nearby companies, leaving them in darkness for months. The residents also decried what they called an astronomical increase in billing despite the prolonged blackout. According…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Oyo state council has accused the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC and its outsourcing firm for not complying with the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU reached with the union to reinstate its workers sacked last month. Pensioners FM correspondent reports that members of NLC walked out…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State council, has promised to picket all the offices of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC across the state on Monday, if the company does not meet its demands. Secretary, Oyo NLC, Comrade Adebayo Aribatise made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. According to…
By Michael Adeyemo The Chairman of the Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria, LECAN, Oyo State Chapter, Mr Sylvester Gbogi, has called on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, to stop generating new accounts for newly constructed properties. Mr. Gbogi made the appeal during an interview with a Pensioners FM correspondent. The LECAN Chairman emphasised…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued a 7 day ultimatum to the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC and its outsourcing firm to renegotiate the mass sacking of 3,000 workers. Oyo State Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Igbinosun gave the directive at the end…
By Adebayo Yusuf The members of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State Council, today protested mass sacking of outsourced staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC at the company’s headquarters, Adeoyo, Ring Road. Pensioners FM correspondent, who covered the protest, said the development resulted into gridlock at Adeoyo axis. Oyo NLC Chairman, Comrade Kayode Martins…