Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED)
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Fri Apr 02 2021
A 27-year old final year student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umunike, Abia State, Ruth Chikodi has won the grand prize of N1 million in the creativity challenge competition organized by Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) in partnership with Innovate4Africa.
Chikodi’s innovative product of recycling bio-waste into organic fertilizer emerged the overall winner, while Chizom Wordu came second with his product of recycling bio-waste into cooking fuel and went home with N500,000.
Presenting the cash prizes to the overall winner and 1st runner up at the grand finale in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PHED Plc, Dr. Henry Ajagabawa, said the winners emerged after a transparency process, and urged them to use the opportunity to hit the gateway for future exploits.
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Chioma Aniwe, PHED’s acting manager of Corporate Communications, in a statement, on Sunday, in Port Harcourt, said the company’s investigation revealed that many of its customers, in its franchise area were bypassing their meters, using ceiling and roof as cover.
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