Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Thursday urged its customers to observe all safety tips and advisory during the rainy season to avoid the risk of electrocution and other related hazards.

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose for the ninth consecutive months to 12.4 percent in May from 12.34 percent in April, the highest in  25 months, with analysts projecting that the upward trend will persist, driven by commencement of the new electricity tariff and Value Added Tax (VAT) as well as the new planting season.

ABUJA – THE Federal Government told the Senate on Tuesday  that the new increment on electricity tariff would take off next month, July.

Power has been restored in the East African nations of Kenya and Uganda after they were hit by nationwide outages in the morning, the countries’ electricity providers said.

AT least, 300  rural communities in Enugu have been supplied electricity  by the State Rural Electrification Board as part of the government’s effort to extend development and amenities to the rural areas and halt urban drift.