This announcement was made by the IKEDC spokesperson, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, in a notice to Channels Television on Monday.

The revised tariff for Band A customers will be effective from Monday, May 6, 2024. Previously charged at N225/Kwh, Band A customers will now pay N206.80/Kwh.

In the statement, the IKEDC assured customers of a guaranteed availability of 20-24 hours of supply daily along with the tariff reduction.

The decision to lower the tariff comes amidst public outcry over the increased electricity tariffs, which have been criticized by industry observers, Civil Society Organisations, and labor unions.

Tariffs for Bands B, C, D, and E remain unchanged.

This is as the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has announced a shutdown of operations following the issues between the National Union of Electricity Employees and the Transmission Company of Nigeria.

The Disco made this announcement in a statement on Wednesday via its verified Twitter handle, @IkejaElectric.

InsideOjodu media had reported  on Tuesday, that the nation’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from today as the organised labour had directed workers in the power sector to shutdown and commence an indefinite strike over pending issues with the TCN.

The aggrieved workers under the aegis of the NUEE were at the Abuja national headquarters of the TCN Tuesday as a prelude to the proposed strike.

Reacting, Ikeja electric announced today that most stations within it network have been shut down following the ongoing nationwide picketing of Transmission Stations by the NUEE.

It tweeted, “Due to the ongoing nationwide picketing of Transmission Stations by the NUEE, we are currently experiencing disruption of power supply as most stations within our network have been shut down.

“Kindly bear with us as we await an amicable resolution by the relevant stakeholders.”

According to the agreement, the Lagos State government would be financing the project, procuring and providing meters that comply with Ikeja Electric’s minimum standard meter specifications for installation to all customers on the designated feeders and distribution transformers in the Alimosho Local Government Area.

The state government would also be supplying personnel for the implementation of the project.

However, Ikeja Electric would be responsible for the execution of the project and ensure that funds received from the state government are applied towards network upgrades on designated feeders and distribution transformers and the installation of customer meters

According to a statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Felix Ofulue, the scheme is part of Federal Government’s effort “to further bridge the metering gap and cushion the effect of the Service Reflective Tariff on electricity consumers in Nigeria.”

It added the initiative is aimed at seamless metering process that allows customers to register and be metered on the same day after following due process.

Over 106,000 pre-paid meters will be rolled out in the first phase of the programme to customers across six business units of Ikeja, Abule-Egba, Akowonjo, Oshodi, Ikorodu and Shomolu.

Ikeja Electric added customers will not pay upfront for installation of the meters but “the modalities of cost recovery for the meters will be clearly defined and communicated to the beneficiaries.”

According to the electricity distribution company, the decision follows the execution of some projects by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in order to boost power supply.

This announcement was made in a public notice posted by the electricity distribution company on its verified Twitter account on Tuesday.

It said the load-shedding was to enable TCN erect new 132KV towers and carry out re-conduction of 132KV power lines.

IE said the exercise would help the electricity transmission company improve power evacuation capacity and ensure stable and reliable power to customers.

It said, “The exercise will affect power supply to the following Injection Sub-Stations: Opebi, New Alausa, Ojodu, Isheri, Olowora, Magodo and Secretariat injection sub-stations”.

The electricity distribution company listed areas that would experience load-shedding during the period.

Among them are Airport Hotel, Opebi Road, Osho Road, Asenuga, Agbaoku, Kodesho, Regina, Salvation, Awuse Estate, Salvation Road, Sheraton Road, Ojota, Kudirat Road, Allen, Oregun and Siyanbola.

Also to be affected are Morrison, Alausa, Kudirat Abiola Road, Ojodu, Alagbole, Omole Estate, Yakoyo, Oluwakemi Gbero Akute side, Olowora, Awolowo, Ogundana, Aromire, Isheri, Unilag Estate, Magodo GRA, Shangisha, Omole Phase 1, CMD Road, Awolowo Way and Billings Way.

Others include Lateef Jakande Estate, UAC, 7up, Agindingbi, Abiola Estate, Akowonjo Roundabout, Cement, Ajayi Farm, Ifelodun, Subuola Street, Union Road, Ikuomola Street Magoro Area, Humani, Capitol Road, Olayiwola Street, Iju Road and Obawole.

The DisCo said it would also affect Abule-Egba, Beckley Estate, Ahmadiyah, Ijaiye-Ojokoro, Meiran, Ijaiye, Isokoko, Universal Steel, Adeniyi Jones, Ajao, Anifowoshe, Guinness and Harp Factory.

It also listed Santos, Mangoro, Agege, Ifako, M&B, Oba Akran, Moboluwa, Oke Ira, Thomas Salako, Kayode Ogba and Abiodun Jagun environs as areas to experience load-shedding.

IE said it was working with TCN to ensure the exercise was completed within the scheduled timeline.

The registration number of the helicopter could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, NAN report.

The propeller of the helicopter fell on a building located at 16A, Salvation Road Opebi while the remaining parts fell in front of another building at 14, Salvation Road.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Oke-Osanyintolu Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the accident.

Oke-Osanyintolu said that the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) had arrived at the scene to retrieve the Black Box of the helicopter.

He said that two male occupants of building at 16A Salvation Road, Opebi died, while another male victim of the accident was resuscitated and taken to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

Oke-Osanyintolu said that emergency response was promptly mobilised to the scene of the accident.

He added that there was no fire and no additional casualty, while operation was ongoing.

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Owoseni and his men were on ground to facilitate crowd control.

According to an eyewitness, who spoke on the ground of anonymous, he said the pole is located at Orunmila Street, Unity Estate, Ojodu Berger, stating that the pole has been like that for a while now.

He said “the pole carrying a bunch of cables and if care is not taken the pole can fall anytime, which will cause disaster for residents in the neighborhood.”

“We are pleading with Ikeja Electric to pleases come to our aid and save our soul before this pole collapse,” he said.

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According to the leader of the initiative, Hon. Lanre, in a press statement, he said the Ikeja Electric have since on Monday 17th of June, 2019 throng into our community with the use of heavily armed police force to out disconnection operation against our agreed resolution with the company that there will be no disconnection until we are metered.

The statement reads, “The Oke-Ira/Aguda/Ogba NEPA committee, a registered body that speaks for the community on electric matters, with the four joint CDA’s and representatives of the Ojodu LCDA have had series of meeting with the Ikeja Electric demanding for the community prepaid metering as the lasting solution to the unjustified billing of the people.

It is in face of this struggle asking for justice; demanding our prepaid meter that we lost one of our community fathers that slumped in meeting with Ikeja Electric Management on 29th of March, 2017.”

He added that “despite the January peaceful demonstration to Ikeja Electric Headquarters at Alausa Lagos to reject Dec extremely crazy bill. A shop or bungalow with 5 single room apartment still in Oke-Ira Community, a residence and commerce hub that hardly enjoy up to 7 to 8 hours daily receive nothing less than N30,000 to N40,000 per month. We have asked many times the justification for the Ikeja Electric billing system but they could not say.

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“The Ikeja Electric had failed their promises to the leadership of the community to unfailingly install prepaid meters to every house in Oke-Ira community by February 2019. Having failed they came back to promise April…and this is June with no prepaid meter in sight.

“Why disconnection if the Ikeja Electric meant providing prepaid meters has promise knowing that the debts will eventually be roll to the prepaid meter for payment in installment? Must Ikeja Electric frustrate the community already frustrated? Businesses folding up and residents are packing out of the community holding to low or no power supply. Leaving the house owners to their fate.”

The initiative, however, expressed that the non compliance of Ikeja Electric to give the community prepaid meter has been an intentional act for more exploitation of funds from to them.

The statement continues, “We are beginning to realize with this intimidation and broad day harassment that Ikeja Electric is deliberately withholding supply of prepaid meters to Oke-Ira Community, given that they will make more money from estimated billing system than prepaid system.

“We call on our founding and traditional fathers; the constituted leaders and representatives that have always been encouraging us to be peaceful and seek elderly and legal redress in face of harassment to speak out to condemn this illegal use of armed force on harmless consumers. The Ikeja Electric is beginning to take advantage of our being peaceful and cultured.

“We understand that The Nigerian Police Force is an agency saddled with responsibility to enforce law and order that will definitely respond to anyone; community or company that seek protection, but yet they should not be brought down to be used as tool to oppress… They should not be used against law abiding people to pay for what they did not buy.

Ikeja Electric and consumers matter should be a civil or better still business matter that should be addressed without force. We can restrict illegal operations, but yet it has never been recorded of Oke-Ira community taking law into their hands against staff of the Ikeja Electric.”

The initiative called on Ikeja Electric to do the needful by providing prepaid meters to the community as no amount of intimidation or harassment will make the community back down of their demand for prepaid meter.

InsideOjodu reports that It was made clear to the Ikeja Electric to work with one or two leaders of the community if there will be a need for operation; or to collect money from customers owing, but not to disconnect.

However the residents of the community were very happy at the intervention of the Police and the order given.

“We once again thank the Nigeria Police Force, Area G Command for their professional and intelligent intervention and we further beg your cooperation and support to protect the Oke-Ira people from oppression.”

Recall that InsideOjodu had earlier this year report a peaceful protest by the community demanding for prepaid meter and the Ikeja Electric promised to meter all houses by February ending.

The meeting was called by the Area G Police Command following the report by the Ikeja Electric that the people of the Oke-Ira would not allow them to carry out their operations.

The Coordinator of the Omo-Ilu Initiative; Hon. Lanre Fatuyi, Qca speaking for the community said based on the January peaceful demonstration to Ikeja Electric Headquarters, Alausa to reject the incessant estimated billing of the people and series of meeting with Ikeja Electric top management staff even at their Business unit disconnection is illegal.

He therefore condemned the intimidation and harassment by Ikeja Electric parading the Mob Police with heavy arms to collect money from their peaceful and law abiding customers.

Fatuyi quoted the former Ikeja Business manager, now transferred to Abule Egba who was also present at the meeting Mr. Adelakun telling the Oke-Ira Undertaking Service manager Mrs. Yemisi Ijadonbola in a meeting held at the Business Unit Oregun before the representatives of the community to collect their money using persuasion and not disconnection until the community residents gets their prepaid meter as demanded.

Having failed in their promise by Mr. Adelakun to install prepaid to every building in Oke-Ira Community by February 2019, they have again promised the community in a meeting with the Youth and CDAs to unfailingly ensure all Oke-Ira community residents are metered by April 2019.

Lanre OMO-ILU presented evidence of houses as at last year January 2018 on N5,000 per month and now receiving nothing less than N30,000.00 to 40,000.00 per month as at when we have the worst power supply.

The Honorable Councilor of Oke-Ira Central, Ward C of Ojodu LCDA Hon. Gbenga Opebi at the police command condemned the humiliating system of operation of the Ikeja Electric in his ward.

He uses his residence as one of the victim of the estimated billing, a bill from N10,000.00 in November to about N30,000.00 in December… He asked for the justification of the bill as there is no change or improvement in power supply.

Hon Gbenga Opebi, and the Council Chief of Staff Hon. Lanre Oboli confirm the Ojodu LCDA intervention and series of letters to the Ikeja Electric demanding the Ayanleye Street transformer be restore proved abortive.

In the meeting to represent the Ikeja Electric were:

The ESC Mrs Ijeoma Ezeoluah from the Headquarters, the Oke-Ira Undertaking Service Manager, Mrs Yemisi Ijadonbola and the IE Chief Security Officer name unknown.

Representative of Oke-Ira Community include:

Hon. Lanre Fatuyi OMO-ILU, Comrade Tosin Shittu, Alfa Wakilu and accomplished by the Hon Gbenga Opebi, WARD C Councilor; the Ojodu LCDA Chief of Staff Hon Lanre Oboli; Engr Alkemoz among others.