Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has released the names of 25 customers with outstanding electricity bills.

In a notice on Saturday, the DisCo said it will disconnect all clients who fail to clear their debts by June 3.

“This is to inform the general public that AEDC will disconnect all customers with outstanding electricity bills on June 3, 2024,” the notice reads.

“Timely payment of electricity bills is crucial for the continued operation and enhancement of AEDC’s infrastructure, ensuring we can deliver efficient and reliable service to our community.”

Therefore, the DisCo urged customers with debts to clear all outstanding bills before the deadline to avoid service interruption.

FULL LIST OF CUSTOMERS WITH OUTSTANDING BILLS

Nigeria Army
Nigeria Airforce
Defence Headquarters (HQ)
Federal Capital Development Authority
Kogi state government
Niger state government
Nigeria Police Force HQ
Nigerian army barracks
Federal ministry of industry
Nigeria Police Force HQ
Nigerian Army Barracks
Power House
Office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) House 1
Head of Service
Ministry of education
Ministry of women affairs
Ministry of industry
Ministry of trade
Ministry of interior
Ministry of water resources
National stadium
Goodluck Jonathan Athletics Hall
Ministry of finance
Ministry of education
Ministry of trade
National Planning Commission (budget)
Ministry of works
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Abuja
All other customers owing AEDC

The federal government says it has temporarily suspended the helicopter landing levies on operators.

On April 26, the federal government granted exclusive rights to Messrs NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited, an aviation consulting firm, to collect helicopter landing levies across the country.

The ministry of aviation and aerospace development, on May 14, said the introduction of helicopter landing levies is to sustain surveillance and is in line with global best practices.

According to a statement on Friday by Odutayo Oluseyi, the ministry’s spokesperson, the suspension follows deliberation between Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) executives and Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development.

“Following a meeting with the AON executive on the issue bordering on Helicopter landing levies collection at Aerodromes, Helipads, Air Strips, etc, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has temporarily suspended the enforcement granted Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept Ltd, by the Federal Government, as consultants to collect such levies,” Oluseyi said.

“The suspension is with effect from 30th May, 2024. This, the Minister said is as a result of clamor for review by some stakeholders in the industry.”

According to the statement, Keyamo has constituted a committee comprising members from the ministry and its relevant agencies, AON, international oil companies (IOCs), and Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept.

Oluseyi said they are charged to look into the concerns raised by stakeholders and submit a report on or before the end of June.

“Messers NAEBI Dynamic Concept Ltd was granted the exclusive right by the Federal Government as consultants to collect such levies which stakeholders have expressed their reservation on the appropriateness of the levies,” the spokesperson said.

The recommendations of the committee, according to the statement, would proffer a way forward.

The development comes after helicopter operators rejected the fee, saying it could pose a serious threat to the sustainability and viability of the helicopter transport sector.

The Ogun government says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is set to begin oil and gas exploration in the state.

In a statement posted on X on Friday, the government said the development would make its quest to become an oil-producing state materialise soon.

The statement noted that stakeholders in the oil and gas industry were received at the office of Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, and Noimot Salako-Oyedele, his deputy, to discuss the prospect.

‘THERE’S HIGH POTENTIAL OF DISCOVERIES IN OGUN’

Speaking at the meeting, Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), said Ogun has always been part of the Dahomey basin with the prospect of having a huge deposit of hydrocarbons.

“We decided that we are going to resume exploration in the different Basins; we decided to come to Ogun State to reassure the people that we have very high potential of discoveries here,” he said.

“Ogun has always been part of the Dahomey Basin and our presence underscore the seriousness the federal government attaches to the exploration activities that we want to carry out in Ogun State.”

Lokpobiri said the visit was also to demonstrate the commitment of the federal government to bolster its revenue through the oil and gas sector.

“Today we are here to tell the people of the federal government’s commitment to ensuring that we continue our campaign and exploration activities across the country,” the minister said.

“We are doing this exploration activities in several places across Nigeria and today we are in Ogun after which we will proceed to Sokoto State.”

On his part, Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of NNPC, said Ogun state is blessed to be in the Dahomey basin corridor, with expected high deposit of oil.

He assured that the company would return in earnest to commence exploration activities.

Kyari also expressed hope that oil would be found in commercial quantity in the state.

In his remarks, Gbenga Komolafe, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said the team’s visit was to further indicate the commitment of the federal government to growing oil reserves and enhancing federation revenue.

Komolafe said the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) makes provision for funding the development of the frontier basins.

He added that in line with the commitments of the government, the NUPRC is collaborating with the NNPC to leverage on the PIA to carry out oil exploration in the Dahomey basin.

“The Dahomey Basin stretches up to Delta, Edo, Ogun and Ondo states. We intend to in the course of this exercise, cover all those states leveraging on the provision of Section 9, Subsection 4 of the PIA,” he said.

In his response, Abiodun said Ogun state is part of the oil prospecting leases (OPLs) 302, 303, 306, and 307.

He said numerous studies show the potential of the basins, highlighting the state’s potential for commercial success and economic benefits from exploration and production within a short timeframe.

“It is noteworthy that this is a region of the country that provides ease of access, low entry and operating costs, a safe and welcoming community and a very active state government support and participation,” Abiodun said.

“Ogun State therefore presents some unique opportunities towards the realization of the full intentions of the PIA section 9 on frontier exploration as it will contribute to guarantee additional petroleum production of additional petroleum products for the country and afford more supply to potential refineries in the area.”

The governor said the area presents an opportunity for Bitumen extraction, reducing import dependency and reducing foreign exchange expenditure on a single line item.