Stormwater project: Edo govt warns against encroaching site
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Edo Government has warned land speculators to desist from encroaching into Godwin Omonuwa Estate in Upper Adesuwa College Road area of the Government Reservation Area(GRA) within Benin metropolis.
The state government in a statement on Sunday by Mr Tom Obaseki, Project Coordinator, Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, said the estate was earmarked for the Benin water storm project.
It stated that the whole area of land had been designated to be used in the Implementation of the on-going stormwater alleviation works at the GRA area of Benin
By Emmanuel Addeh
The Benin Electricity Distribution (BEDC) has dragged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to court over the regulator’s plan to grant an operating licence to Asaba Distribution Limited (ADL).
Following the petition to the regulator by Benin Disco, the regulatory agency for the power sector, had fixed yesterday, January 19 for the hearing of the petition which sought to stop the release of an Independent Electricity Distribution Network Licence to the firm.
While setting out modalities for resolution of the issue, NERC stated that the hearing was pursuant to Section 70 (2) of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA).