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New Electricity Tariff: Full List Of Eko Electric 21 Band A Areas

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, approved a sharp increase in electricity tariffs for customers classified under Band A. Some customers of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKDC, will be affected by the new electricity tariff.

Customers in this category will now be charged N225 per kilowatt-hour (KW/h). It is a significant rise from the previous rate of N66 electricity tariff.

The new rate takes effect from 3rd April 2024.

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This was revealed by Musliu Oseni, the Vice Chairman of NERC. You can read the full list of Band A electricity tariff areas across the country HERE.

Wrongly bill?

Meanwhile, the regulator has directed all Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to provide as much clarity as possible to all affected customers.

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For instance, on the new electricity tariff, NERC said: “All customers wrongly billed at the new rate should be refunded through energy tokens no later than Thursday the 11th of April 2024.

READ ALSO: Electricity Tariff: Simple Guide To Check If You’re On Band A, B, C, D or E

And (they should) file evidence of compliance with the Commission by the 12th of April 2024.”

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Below are the 21 Band A areas of Eko Electricity Distribution Company affected by the new tariff:

1. IJORA T/S_AJELE 1_AJELE_NEPA 1 ISLAND CAMPOS STREET BROAD STREET INNER MARINA STREET

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2. ALAGBON T/S_ADEMOLA 2_ADEMOLA_POSTE RMU ISLAND ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO STREET SANUSI FAFUNWA STREET/IDOWU TAYLOR STREET AKIN ADESOLA STREET/ADEOLA ODEKU STREET

3. IJORA T/S_AJELE 2_AJELE_CSS ISLAND AJELE STREET BROAD STREET/CUSTOM STREET INNER MARINA STREET/MARTINS STREET

4. IJORA T/S_AJELE 2_AJELE_NEW CUSTOMS ISLAND CAMPBELL STREET BAMGBOSHE STREET KING STREET

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5. ALAGBON T/S_FOWLER 3_FOWLER_STATION FEEDER ISLAND OLUWA ROAD/THOMPSON AVENUE GLOVER ROAD/LAWRENCE ROAD/ALFRED REWANE ROAD MOSELEY ROAD/AWOLOWO ROAD

READ ALSO: Why We Hiked Electricity Tariff – FG

6. ALAGBON T/S_FOWLER 1_FOWLER_IKOYI HOTEL ISLAND OLUWA ROAD ALFRED REWANE ROAD IKOYI HOTEL/ALFRED REWANE ROAD

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7. IJORA T/S_AJELE 1_AJELE_NEPA 2 ISLAND AJELE STREET BROAD STREET KAKAWA STREET/ABIBU OKI STREET

8. ALAGBON T/S_ADEMOLA 2_ADEMOLA_NTDA ISLAND ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO STREET SANUSI FAFUNWA STREET AKIN ADESOLA STREET/AMODU TIJANI CLOSE

9. ALAGBON T/S_ADEMOLA 2_NEPA CLOSE_DOVER ISLAND NEPA CLOSE AHMADU BELLO WAY SAKA TINUBU STREET

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10. ALAGBON T/S_ADEMOLA 2_NEPA CLOSE_STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ISLAND NEPA CLOSE AHMADU BELLO WAY AHMADU BELLO WAY

11. ALAGBON T/S_FOWLER 1_FOWLER_KINGSWAY ISLAND OLUWA ROAD/ALFRED REWANE ROAD OLU HOLLOWAY ROAD/THOMPSON AVENUE LUGARD AVENUE/CAMERON ROAD

12. ALAGBON T/S_ALAGBON LOCAL_ALAGBON LOCAL_MOBOLAJI JOHNSON ISLAND OSBORNE ROAD MOBOLAJI JOHNSON ROAD OLU HOLLOWAY ROAD/BAYO KUKU ROAD/CAMERON ROAD

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13. ALAGBON T/S_FOWLER 3_FOWLER_MULLINER TOWER ISLAND OLUWA ROAD ALFRED REWANE ROAD MULLINER TOWER

READ ALSO: FG Raises Electricity Tariff For Customers Enjoying 20-hour Power Supply

14. LEKKI T/S_ONIRU_WATERFRONT_TWIN WATER LEKKI REMI OLOWUDE STREET BOSUN ADEKOYA STREET OKUNADE BLUEWATERS SCHEME

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15. LEKKI T/S_LEKKI_LEKKI_WOLE OLATEJU LEKKI ADMIRALTY WAY ADMIRALTY WAY WOLE OLATEJU/WOLE ARIYO

16. LEKKI T/S_WATER FRONT_LEKKI_PRIME WATER VIEW LEKKI UTOMI AIRIE AVENUE FREEDOM WAY OJULARI ROAD

17. LEKKI T/S_LEKKI_LEKKI_BASHORUN OKUSANYA LEKKI EMEKA NWEZE STREET BASHORUN OKUSANYA STREET/ADMIRALTY RD OGIDI CRESCENT

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18. LEKKI T/S_ONIRU_WATERFRONT_PROVIDENCE LEKKI REMI OLOWUDE STREET ADEWUNMI ADEBIMPE ROAD EMMANUEL ADEBAYO CLOSE/OMORINRE JOHNSON STREET

19. LEKKI T/S_LEKKI_LEKKI_WATER CORPORATION LEKKI UTOMI AIRIE AVENUE MUHAMMED MARWA WAY HUNPONU WUSU ROAD/ENGR. GEORGE ENENMOH CRES

20. LEKKI T/S_AGUNGI_AGUNGI_OSAPA LEKKI MUFUTAU ELETU ROAD MURITALA ELETU WAY AGUNGI/AIRAN ROAD

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21. AKANGBA T/S_SANYA_SANYA_TEXLON ORILE APAPA – OSHODI EXPRESS WAY OGUNGBESAN STREET OGUNGBESAN STREET

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UK Police Arrest Asylum Seeker Sex Offender Mistakenly Freed

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The UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was accidentally released from prison in an embarrassing blunder by British authorities.

London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested Hadush Kebatu in the north of the capital on Sunday morning, nearly 48 hours after he was mistakenly freed around 30 miles (48 kilometres) away.

Kebatu, 38, had served the first month of a one-year sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl and a woman, but was reportedly due to be deported when the Prison Service error occurred on Friday.

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His high-profile case earlier this year in Epping, northeast of London, sparked demonstrations in various English towns and cities where asylum seekers were believed to be housed, as well as counter-protests.

READ ALSO:UK Police Hunt Asylum Seeker Mistakenly Freed For Sex Offence

Commander James Conway, who oversaw the manhunt for him, said “information from the public” led officers to the Finsbury Park neighbourhood of London, where he was found.

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He was detained by police but will be returned to the custody of the Prison Service,” he added.

Kebatu is now expected to be deported.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he was “appalled” by the “totally unacceptable” mistake that saw him freed rather than sent to an immigration detention centre.

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The Telegraph newspaper said he was wrongly categorised for release on licence and handed a £76 ($101) discharge grant.

READ ALSO:Alleged Misappropriation: MFM Accuses UK Agency Of Discrimination

Police had appealed Saturday for Kebatu to turn himself in, after reports emerged that he had appeared confused and reluctant to leave the prison in Chelmsford, eastern England.

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A delivery driver described seeing Kebatu return several times in a “very confused” state, only to be turned away by staff and directed to the railway station.

The driver told Sky News he saw Kebatu outside the jail, asking, “Where am I going? What am I doing?”

He was starting to get upset, he was getting stressed,” the driver said.

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READ ALSO:UK Is A Home, Not Hotel, Kemi Badenoch Tells Immigrants, Starmer’s Govt

The father of Kebatu’s anonymous teenage victim told the broadcaster that “the justice system has let us down.”

Police arrested the asylum seeker in July after he repeatedly tried to kiss a 14-year-old girl and touch her legs, and made sexually explicit comments to her.

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He also sexually assaulted an adult woman, placing a hand on her thigh, when she intervened to stop his interactions with the girl.

He was staying at the time at Epping’s Bell Hotel, where scores of other asylum seekers have been accommodated, and which became the target of repeated protests.

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Madagascar Revokes Ousted President’s Nationality

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Madagascar’s new government has stripped ousted president Andry Rajoelina of his Malagasy nationality in a decree published Friday, 10 days after he was removed in a military takeover.

According to AFP, the decree means that Rajoelina, who was impeached on October 14 after fleeing the island nation in the wake of weeks of protests, would not be able to contest future election.

The decree published in the official gazette said Rajoelina’s Malagasy nationality was revoked because he had acquired French nationality in 2014, local media reported, as photographs of the document were shared online.

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READ ALSO:Madagascar’s President Denounces ‘Coup Attempt’ As Gen Z Protests Escalate

French broadcaster RFI said it had confirmed the decree with the entourage of the new prime minister, Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, who signed the order.

The decree cited laws stipulating that a Malagasy who voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality loses their Malagasy nationality.

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Rajoelina’s French nationality caused a scandal when it was revealed ahead of the November 2023 elections, nearly 10 years after it was granted.

READ ALSO:Madagascar Passes Bill To Castrate Child R*pists

It triggered calls for him to be disqualified but he went on to win the contested polls, which were boycotted by opposition parties.

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The 51-year-old politician fled Madagascar after army Colonel Michael Randrianirina said on October 11 his CAPSAT unit would refuse orders to put down the youth-led protest movement, which security forces had attempted to suppress with violence.

Rajoelina said later he was in hiding for his safety, but did not say where.

Randrianirina was sworn in as president on October 14, pledging elections within two years.

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Kamala Harris Hints At Running For President Again

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Former US vice president Kamala Harris said in a British television interview previewed in Saturday that she may “possibly” run again to be president.

Harris, who replaced Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate but lost to Donald Trump, told the BBC that she had not yet decided whether to make another White House bid.

But the 61-year-old insisted she was “not done” in American politics and that her young grandnieces would see a female president in the Oval Office “in their lifetime, for sure”.

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READ ALSO:FULL LIST: Trump, Kamala, Netanyahu, Others Shortlisted For 2024 Time’s Person Of The Year

“I have lived my entire career a life of service, and it’s in my bones, and there are many ways to serve.

“I’ve not decided yet what I will do in the future, beyond what I am doing right now,” Harris told the British broadcaster in an interview set to air in full on Sunday.

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The comments are the strongest hint yet that Harris could attempt to be the Democratic Party nominee for the 2028 election.

READ ALSO:Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

The interview follows the release of her memoir last month, in which she argued it had been “recklessness” to let Biden run for a second term as president.

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She also accused his White House team of failing to support her while she was his deputy, and at times of actively hindering her.

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