• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Monday, June 9, 2025
  • Headlines
  • Top Stories
  • Politics
  • Crime Watch
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
  • Headlines
  • Top Stories
  • Politics
  • Crime Watch
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
  • Headlines
  • Top Stories
  • Politics
  • Crime Watch
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
Home Headline

President Buhari Sacks Management Of AEDC Over Workers’ Strike

by NewsOnline Nigeria
December 8, 2021
in Headline
0
New CBN Directors

President Buhari has sacked the Management of AEDC over Workers’ Strike.

 

 

Newsonline reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack of the Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).

 

ALSO: Truck Rams Into Grammar School, Kills Many Students, Others Injured [Video]

 

The sack of the management of the Distribution Company follows an ongoing strike by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) which has kept the Federal Capital Territory and adjoining states in total blackout in the last two days.

 

This development was revealed in a statement issued by Ofem Uket, media aide to the Minister of State for Power, Jeddy Agba, on Tuesday.

 

What the Presidency is saying

The statement by the presidency read in part;

“The presidential directives as conveyed also directed the Bureau of Public Enterprises to set up a new management team of the AEDC.

“In a memorandum of understanding MoU, jointly signed by the minister of state power Goddy Jedy Agba, the chairman Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission NERC, Sanusi Garba, director-general, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoli, Comrade Joe Ajaero on behalf of the union, the federal government ordered the suspension of the strike [and asked to] given 21 days within which the outstanding emoluments and entitlements of staff will be paid.” 

What you should know

  • The striking workers are said to be protesting unpaid allowances, salaries and unremitted pension deductions.
  • Besides the FCT, other regions affected by the blackout include Nasarawa, Kogi, parts of Edo, Niger and Kaduna States serviced by the AEDC.
  • Newsonline Nigeria recalls that the AEDC apologised to consumers, citing the ongoing strike by its employees as the cause of the blackout.
Previous Post

Latest Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Today Wednesday 8th December 2021

Next Post

Secondary School Students Go Berserk In Edo, Burn Principal’s Office

Next Post

Secondary School Students Go Berserk In Edo, Burn Principal’s Office

NEWSONLINE NIGERIA

Get the Latest Naija News, Breaking News, Top Stories, World News, Business, Politics & Entertainment from NewsOnline Nigeria.

RELEVANT PAGES

  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

ALERT US

Important Press Releases, Special Investigations: admin@newsonlineng.com

OFFICE ADDRESS

13 Poland Street, London, United Kingdom (UK)

Copyright © 2025 NewsOnline Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Headlines
  • Top Stories
  • Politics
  • Crime Watch
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

Copyright © 2023 Newsonline Nigeria

Exit mobile version