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Survival gets tougher in Osun, as electricity supply worsens

Bukola Kareem — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:53:18 +0000

Osogbo, the Osun State capital, was popular for constant electricity supply. The reliability of power supply in the emerging city encouraged an inflow of a large population of people who migrated to set up businesses and take residence. Sadly, electricity supply in Osogbo is no longer reliable leaving residents grappling with hard realities of epileptic […]

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IBEDC Acnowledges Intermittent Power Supply Across Oyo, Kwara, Ogun, Osun

Boluwatife Ajayi — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:29:43 +0000

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has acknowledged the intermittent power supply and extended outages currently affecting customers within its franchise areas covering Oyo, Kwara, Ogun, Ibadan, and Osun states. In a statement issued by its management, IBEDC explained that the challenge was caused by a reduction in load allocation from the national grid, which has […]

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UI students protest 82-day blackout, demand action

Afinju FM — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:17:27 +0000

The College of Medicine students of the University College Hospital have staged a peaceful protest over the persistent blackout at the hospital.

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‘It Leads To More Inflation,’ NLC Demands Reversal Of Electricity Tariff Hike

Afinju FM — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:36:56 +0000

.On April 3, 2024, NERC raised electricity tariff for customers enjoying 20 hours power supply daily. Customers in this category are said to be under the Band A classification. The increase saw the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66, a development that has been heavily criticized by many Nigerians, considering the […]

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Labour Begins Picketing Of DisCos Offices Over Electricity Tariff Hike

Afinju FM — Mon, 13 May 2024 10:59:37 +0000

The action of the workers follows a joint directive from the leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress ,NLC, and the Trade Union Congress ,TUC, at weekend to their members to picket these offices in protest of the tariff hike.Leading members of the labour unions in the protest at the headquarters of the Nigerian Electricity […]

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