The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has made a U-turn from its earlier stand and announced a reduction in the tariff payable by its Band A customers.

It slashed the tariff to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the previously approved N225/kWh by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, spokesperson for the IKEDC, conveyed this information in a notice on Monday.

In the notice, the IKEDC outlined that the revised tariff for Band A customers would come into effect from Monday, May 6, 2024. While assuring a minimum of 20-hour daily power supply for customers on Band A feeders, the DisCo clarified that the tariffs for customers on other bands remain unchanged.

"Dear Esteemed Customers, please be informed of the downward tariff review of our Band A feeders from N225/kWh to N206.80/kWh effective 6th May 2024 with guaranteed availability of 20-24hrs supply daily. The tariff for Bands B, C, D, and E remains unchanged,” the IKEDC stated.

Previously, on April 3, the NERC had revised the electricity tariff for Band A customers from N68 per kilowatt-hour to N255/KWh, exempting other customers from the tariff hike. However, consumers in the Band A category had expressed dissatisfaction with the increase, urging the Federal Government to reconsider the policy.

In a related development, during an investigative hearing before the Senate Committee on Power last week Monday, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, cautioned that failure to implement the electricity tariff hike could lead to a total blackout in the country within the next three months.

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When you’ve been injured because of the negligent actions of others, you can file a personal injury claim. With this action, you’re standing up for your rights to compensation and will hold the person accountable for their negligence. While you may think this automatically means your case will go to court, there are a few steps before that phase. It’s possible you may settle your case out of court.

This situation has a few advantages and disadvantages. However, when you’re pursuing legal action, you should always have representation on your side. A personal injury lawyer from Golden Law Office will explain your options to you so you can decide on how to proceed that best fits your interests.

Before making a decision, you should have the information about out-of-court settlements and how they may be beneficial and when you may want to consider other options.


Out-of-Court Settlements: The Advantages

Let’s start with the advantages of out-of-court settlements. These typically center around time and money, but there are other aspects you may have not yet considered.

Time
When you reach a settlement payout, you’ll usually arrive at this faster than you’d receive a jury verdict in a courtroom. If you do go the courtroom route, you do not know how long the case could take. You could be fighting your case for months and even years. As a person with financial losses and other damages from an accident, you may have expenses due before that final day in court.

Payment
Another advantage to settling your case out of court is you’re guaranteed compensation. You and the other party will reach a settlement agreement and you’ll receive the payout. Then, you can get started on paying back medical expenses, affording current treatment, and keeping up with other financial responsibilities that have become harder to deal with since the accident.

Costs
You save courtroom costs when you settle your case. If your case goes to trial and it takes a long time, those court costs can add up to expensive amounts. Unfortunately, this may not be a viable option for some people. Exhausting funds spread out over time may also make you lose steam for pursuing your case. When you’re going the settlement route, you know you’ll have compensation at the end of it.

Privacy
When a case goes to court, the trial becomes public. The news may report on it and your name and story will be out there for everyone to see. While you haven’t done anything wrong, it may feel invasive for the public to know all about what happened to you, how you were hurt, and what you’re seeking for it. People may make uninformed opinions and not have the full story—and those judgments from strangers can hurt. When you settle, you have control over this and can keep the matter private.

Now that you have the advantages, you may be thinking settling your case is the right move. However, you need to know the disadvantages as well so you can accurately weigh your options. Let’s get into the disadvantages of settling outside of the court room.

Out-of-Court Settlements: The Disadvantages
While settlements certainly have many pros, the cons may be enough to make you pause and think about which option is best for you.

Award Amount
Settling your case will guarantee compensation, but it may not be as much as you’re rightfully owed. You have to reach an agreement with the other side and they may be unwilling to cooperate. Also, if you settle early, you may not even know the full extent of your injuries and therefore will not have the clear picture of how much compensation you should be asking for. Going to court will allow you to fight for full compensation—with a lawyer at your side who has carefully evaluated your case and will seek to maximize your compensation. This can provide great peace of mind when it comes to paying for past and future medical care.

Cannot Make Defendant Pay Compensation
When you settle, the other side does not have to pay compensation if they’re being difficult during negotiations. Taking them to court means that if the jury sides with you, then the defendant will have to pay compensation.

Cannot Pursue Legal Action
If you agree to a settlement, you may not be legally eligible to pursue any further action. So, if you have a lower award at the end of the settlement, that’s the amount you have and the matter is handled regardless of how you’re feeling. You may have had a much higher award if you had taken.

https://goldenlawoffice.com/legal-information/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-out-of-court-settlements/

abimbola74:
😂😂😂Richest youth ? Una just Dey cap Wetin no add up. Even eno get money reach davido , man like choco and the likes . Maybe for his village shaa

Don't mind the boy.

Simple google search would have saved him from this embarrassment.

This man is still the youngest richest youth in Nigeria. Where is he gonna keep Sijibomi Ogundele

IamANigerianMan:

Nothing smoke screen here, even in a developed countries a notable business person cannot be humiliated like that, if it is America FBI provide security for him, FBI don't follow him about but they tell him or advice where and where to go.. Go and search Google, he is the richest youth in Nigeria today, no country humiliate such people... Thanks don't argue out of ignorance.

Cubana chief priest? You're funny. He's not even among top 20 igbo richest youth talk more of Nigeria.

ASSOCIATION OF TELEPHONE,CABLE TV & INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS OF NIGERIA has advised Nigerians that effective from Monday 29th April, no one should recharge DSTV and GOTV again , till they stop the new price they wish to implement.

According to the association , they argued that "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" stressing the need to Pay Per View or Pay As You Go is what ATCIS wants in Nigeria.

They advised affected Nigerians to kindly help forward the message to all pay TV subscribers and all other platforms.

Too bad.
Heard Uzo-Uwani people are mainly farmers. How will food stuff be cheap when farmers security are not guaranteed. Blame should be directed to the state governor. State Governors have a big say on things like this and shouldn't pretend.

Peluire:

We All Know Mancity don't Drop Point In This Type Of Crucial Stage

I wish they can take their memory lane back to City previous epl trophies.

They don joke at this stage

deyplay:
list the 3 teams remaining

Arsenal fans are funny people. In their widest imagination City fit play draw and their wounded club go win their remaining matches. Mek una dey dream. I Dedicate IMAGINATION song by one Yoruba artist to all Arsenal fans.

Angelfrost:


Calm down... Only one draw from City, and Arsenal don win am.

This is football! Anything can happen.

One draw from Arsenal, City never win the league?. Beside City still have outstanding game to play meaning they'll be 2 points ahead of Arsenal in real time. All you Arsenal fans that are yet to wake up from your dreams, Arsenal no go smell any cup this season not to talk of EPL trophy. Kó possible rá ŕá.

Enemyofpeace:
we face reality. On the last day of the season, all arsenal fans would be disappointed. I can't wait to see their gnashing of teeth

Some of them know except those of them that are pretenders.

Arsenal no fit win this league. If is another season , they can try. But you see those guys called Man city, they shouldn't have given them such opportunity to climp number 2. They go over collect the epl this season. Mek arsenal dey dream

I don port to one football app. Football Score Live TV . I watched all matches free using 200mb for Chelsea game.

DSTV why telling me to pay 25k . Last last everyone go dey adjust .

The Nigerian movie industry is mourning again as another veteran actor Zulu Adigwu has succumbed to death.
Adigwe died on Tuesday evening. His death was announced on Facebook by popular film producer and singer, Mike Nliam.
He wrote, “An Icon passed on today. A rare gem with a fantastic sense of humor!

” I watched Uncle Zulu on TV as Mr B on the hit Ken Saro Wiwa’s hit TV series ‘Bassey & Company’ that was when I was in secondary school in the 80s.

” We became close in 2003 when I cast him as part of the cast of the movie “Blood Diamonds”which was shot on location in Sierra Leone immediately after the country’s civil war.

“The film, which also starred other Nollywood greats as well as Sierra Leone star actors was written by Mucktarr Tejan Cole , financed and produced by Sam Kargbo and directed by Teco Benson .

“Uncle Zulu until his death starred in “a thousand and one” Nollywood movies and endeared himself to audiences across d world with his great baritone voice and his acting skills.

‘He was also a music enthusiast which led him to collaborate with Abay Esho and my humble self in a song he wrote titled “Ugo Buluum”.

“Unfortunately I’ve not seen Uncle Zulu for a couple of years now before his passing but I remember the times I worked together with this simple, jovial, humble achiever with great nostalgia. Uncle Zulu was indeed a jolly good fellow. May his soul rest in d bosom of d Lord,” Nliam wrote.

Also , confirming the sad news on Instagram, another film producer Stanley Nwoko wrote, “I regret to announce the passing of a veteran actor, late Mr Zulu Adigwe.

“What caused his death is yet to be reviewed. Rest in peace good actor,” he added.


Adigwe had his secondary school education in Germany and was the few Nigerians to receive first class honours at the Theatre Arts Department of the University of Ibadan.

During his career, Adigwe was famous in the movies: “Living in Bondage”, “Breaking Free” among others .

Adigwe death was coming weeks after the industry lost five practitioners in a boat mishap in Anambra State.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/nollywood-mourns-veteran-actor-zulu-adigwe/

good one

Gistmedia10:


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Bag of rice cost N2500 in 1999. Same bag cost N10,000 in 2014. Same bag costs N26,000 in 2020. So in 20years, the price of Rice has increased by 1000%.

wunmi590:


My sister it is all greed from the sellers

Paint of garri in 2014 was 250 naira.
I personally bought bag of garri then for 6,000 naira.
Garri Ijebu then was 3,500 naira.
Don't really know where we got it wrong.
God help the poor.

NERC NERC NERC
How many times i call una.

Darkness wan finish people.
Drag Discos very well for us o

In reaction to the previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/8067753/what-benefits-sleeping-naked, these are the reasons sleeping naked is bad.
We know that research is telling you the other way round; Sleeping naked is healthy, your body cools down better, it lets your privates breathe accurately. But as a matter of fact, sleeping naked is not among the most comfortable things to do. And if you can’t sleep comfy, what’s the point in sleeping at all?

Here we list our five reasons why you should never sleep naked.

01: WHAT IF THERE’S AN EMERGENCY FIRE OR THEFT? OR MAYBE RELATIVES? The probability of an emergency cannot be ruled out especially when you live in India. There could be faulty wires, an unexpected spark, theft or if not that, relatives (in our country, they may not knock). You would sure be a vision to watch, trying to prioritize between saving life or honour.

02: WHAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT’S NOT ACCESSIBLE IN YOUR ROOM? LIKE WATER? OR MID NIGHT SNACKS? If you live alone, no problem there. But if you have home mates and you want to go out in the middle of the night, wearing your clothes with groggy eyes is a super difficult task. Or, let’s say you try to smuggle out your body while tiptoeing in the dark, you would actually feel like a burglar in your own house. Solution? Just wear some clothes when you go to bed.

03: YOUR PRIVATES AGAINST THE SHEETS AREN’T AS COOL AS IT SOUNDS: We know it sounds heavenly, but believe us it is not. We trust that you are a grownup now who will not pee in the bed but there could be farting, sweating and what not. If you say you don’t do these, you are not a human. Specially if you turn and toss in bed, imagine putting your face where your butt was. Not so cool, right?

04: SOMEONE AT LEAST WILL CALL YOU THE KING OF PLAYBOY OR A STRUMPET: [/b]We know that’s stereotyping but who doesn’t do that? For our families, uncles and aunts, unclothedness is about sex. Or shower. Nothing more nothing less.

[b]05: NIGHT CLOTHES WILL SOAK UP ALL YOUR SWEAT: Let’s say no one walks in, you have all that you need placed right next to you and no one knows you sleep naked, still a comfy oversized T-shirt and boxers will be better as they soak up all your sweat. And come on, the T-shirt and boxers are the most comfortable clothing ever made by humans, even more than nothing at all. Who are we kidding? OK??

VERDICT: To sleep naked or not is absolutely your call. After all, it is all about your comfort. There are indeed benefits of sleeping naked and you can read them here, but here's a heads up, it may not be the most comfortable thing to do.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/photo-stories/5-reasons-to-never-sleep-naked/photostory/60781378.cms

Good development. What average populace need is the reflections of the production on their routine expenses.
God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

STRONG NAME
Justice awaits every man on this earth no matter the caliber of individual involved .
Law is made for the poor and not for the cabals.

Really.
What level would you rate Dangote monopoly?

MTN is not really Nigeria problem. I expected you to have raised alarm on major issues that affects 90% of Nigerians

The truth can't be too far from the aggrieved parties. Elites are the problems of this country.
Insecurity is a sponsored project. May God help those in captivity

It means a lot for the less privileged.

I pray that every state and local governments can emulate this gesture. 10% of Nigerian problems could be solved if this is imbibed continuously across the country.
Hold your representative responsible for any poor representation.

Food don done

poseidon12:


Get informed. Extract soap are of two types: locally made @ around 950 and foreign made ( Philippines) @1,500.

I'm aware of that. Foreign is 1,150 while the other is 930. Super market in my street are selling it like this, Foreign 1,700 , other 1,500

DesignMaestro:
FG Vows Clampdown On Traders Inflating Commodity Prices


The FCCPC expressed worry that despite the recent appreciation of the Naira, consumers continue to face escalating costs in the prices of goods.

By Kayode Oyero
Updated April 17, 2024



https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/17/fg-vows-clampdown-on-cartels-traders-inflating-commodity-prices/

One of the best news today. We're our own enemies. In my right hand street a bag of pure water is sold 400 while on my left hand street pure water is sold for 500 naira. The same suppplier. Buying directly from the suplliers is 300. Major supermarket for my junction dey sale extract bathing soap for 930 naira but my street supermarket dey sell am 1,500. Na Government dey do us abi na we do ourselves?

Some Nigerians are naturally wicked.

Let them set a merciless taskforce to handle this issue. By the time they start seeing handcuffs on their fellow criminals they go adjust

Good one

This name Ganduje carry weight. Only time will tell. Monkey go go market and he no go return.

Though, the drop is not significant but the future is brighter.
Nigeria will be great.

So many duplication of functions.

In as much as it will favour the masses and support the present administration, it is a welcome development.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
God bless His Excellency PFRN