By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The management of the PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company PLC, PHEDC has said another collapse of the national grid is the cause of the current outage suffered by its customers. The distribution company made this known in as statement issued on Wednesday. “Kindly be informed that the outage currently
By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Years after Nigeria privatized its power sector, the ghost of its corrupt past has continued to haunt consumers in South – South Nigeria. Despite repeated warnings, commitments and investments, Nigerians are yet to see improvement in the supply of electricity. CrossRiverWatch spoke to respondents in Akwa Ibom, Cross River
By Archibong Jeremiah A teenager (name withheld) has been taken into custody for allegedly attempting to kill her class teacher. The 18 years old student of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa Akpabuyo LGA, Cross River State brought a locally made pistol to school to carryout the clandestine act. According to Charles Edem, “This girl went to
By Patrick Obia The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, have said that the short power outage being experienced in some part of Calabar is as a result of a faulty breaker that had a cumulative effect on the relays of 4 No. 11kv feeders. This was made known in a press release signed by
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the recent power outage for over 30 hours and counting in Calabar metropolis, the Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has attributed the blackout to a fault from the transmission station. In a press release by Mr. John Onyi, Corporate Communications Manager he assured that work is ongoing to restore power. The release
By Efa Sunday The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has promised that customers across Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa , and Rivers states will enjoy both Christmas and New Year celebrations with uninterrupted power supply. This assurance was given by the spokesperson of the company, Mr. John Onyi, on behalf of the Chief Executive
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Ikom local government area of central Cross River State recently took to the streets to protest a prolonged blackout. The residents who carried placards and demonstrated around town say they have for months paid their electricity bills with the Portharcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) not providing them with light. “The
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Public Utilities, Mr. Amboni Iyadim has said that it was because of the confidence the Governor had on engineers working on the 21 megawatts power plant that made him announce two commissioning dates that have since elapsed. Mr. Iyadim while