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Now is the Perfect Time to Add ABEDC Services to Your VTpass Portfolio

At VTpass, we’re all about making your life easier. That’s why we offer a wide range of convenient services, from TV subscriptions to data and airtime top-ups. But there’s one essential service you might be missing: electricity bill payments! Moreover, sit tight as we look at how offering ABEDC is beneficial.

Here’s why now is the perfect time to add ABEDC services to your VTpass portfolio:

Convenience at Your Fingertips:

Ditch the queues: Skip the long lines and waiting times at physical payment locations.
Pay Anytime, Anywhere: With VTpass, you can settle your ABEDC bills 24/7, from the comfort of your couch or while on the go,using our user-friendly app (available soon!).
Seamless Integration: Manage all your bills and payments on one secure platform. No more juggling logins or remembering different due dates.

Peace of mind and efficiency:

Never Miss a Due Date: Set up automated reminders to ensure your ABEDC bills are paid on time, avoiding penalties and disconnections.
Detailed Transaction History: Track your ABEDC payments with ease. Access past receipts and monitor your electricity consumption.
Secure Transactions: VTpass prioritizes your security. Our platform utilizes robust measures to safeguard your financial information.

VTpass offers a variety of other bill payment options, including airtime top-up, data bundles, and more (depending on your location).Our platform is designed for speed and efficiency. You will also experience lightning-fast transactions and instant confirmation.

Lastly, adding IBEDC services to your VTpass portfolio is a no-brainer. It’s convenient, secure, and saves you valuable time. Visit our website or download the app to get started and enjoy the benefits of offering ABEDC.

How to Pay Abuja Electric (AEDC) Bill on VTpass

If you reside within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, Kogi, and Nasarawa states where Abuja Electric (AEDC) covers, you might have probably experienced how difficult it can be to pay electricity bills at AEDC office or at a vendor’s.

Why go through all that hassle, when technology today has made it super easy to make such payments conveniently?

With VTpass, Nigeria’s leading online payment platform, you can easily sit in the comfort of your home or office and pay AEDC bills in a flash. It’s easy! Here’s how to pay with VTpass:

Steps

Visit vtpass.com from your computer (or download the VTpass mobile app from Google PlayStore),
Click on Electricity payment on the horizontal menu tab,
Click on AEDC (Abuja Electric) banner. Once the page opens;
Select your Meter type (prepaid or postpaid)
Enter your correct Meter number, Phone number, Email address, & Amount worth of units you want to buy e.g 2,000
Click on “Continue” to move on to payment page to complete payment,
When your payment process is completed, click “Submit” and get your token instantly.

abuja electric — Abuja Electric page on vtpass.com

Meter tokens are delivered to you via SMS or email immediately after payment. Want to speed up the process? Click here to pay AEDC bill right away.

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HOW TO BUY KAEDCO (KADUNA ELECTRIC) UNITS ONLINE

To buy KAEDCO online is easy. KAEDCO (Kaduna Electric) is the operator of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company that retails electricity across Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States.

In the digital age, paying electricity bills doesn’t have to take a lot of stress or time. With only a few clicks from your mobile phone, laptop, or desktop, you would be able to complete transactions conveniently.

Here’s how to buy KAEDCO units online:

Log on to vtpass.com (Nigerian’s leading payment platform)
Click on What do you want to do option at the top left corner of the page
Select “Pay Electricity Bills”
Move to the second box and select “KAEDCO-Kaduna Electric”
Click on Go to go to the next page
Select meter type (prepaid or postpaid), then
Enter meter number, your phone number and email address (these would be used to deliver your meter token to you)
Enter the amount worth of units you want to buy
Click Continue to confirm your transactions
Click Pay with Card after confirming your transactions
On the next page, enter card details and click Pay

Alternatively, simply enter vtpass.com/kaduna-electric to directly go to KAEDCO transaction page. From there;

Enter your details (meter type, phone number, and email address)
Enter amount worth of units you want to buy
Click Continue to move to the confirmation page
Confirm and click Pay with Card
Enter card details and click Pay to complete payment.

Easy.

Your payment and card details are super secured with VTpass. If you are not comfortable with card payment. Learn how to pay with VTpass wallet.

KAEDCO meter token is delivered to you after payment via email and SMS. No stories. For support or inquiries, kindly contact VTpass support.

Make other online convenient payments on VTpass such as airtime purchase, data top-up, subscription for DStv, GoTV or StarTimes, motor insurance, etc.

WAYBACK: History of Electricity in Nigeria

It is somewhat difficult to imagine a time without electricity in Nigeria. This is not to say we have a stable power hold. But, electricity is quite something that has found a place in nearly every home. And there have quite been a lot of changes in the power sector. These changes have in so many ways affected power supply in various capacities. Again, one thing that has changed over time is the payment method. Away from the manual methods of payment that characterised the yesteryears, there are now automatic ways of paying. So that, you can now pay your electricity bills from the comfort of your space and speedily too. One sure way to do this is by logging on to vtpass.com. VTpass lets you pay your electricity bills as well as for other daily services in just three easy steps.

So, what’s the history of electricity in Nigeria? Just how and when did we begin to have our lights shining?

We didn’t begin to generate electricity on our own. It was a development wrought at the hands of the British colonial rulers in 1896. The first power plant, was at their behest, set up in Lagos.But then, we weren’t at all ready to have them run the show just they were not ready to as well. So in 1929, electricity generation activities kicked off in full with the creation of the Nigeria Electricity Supply Company (NESCO). Alongside the Public Works Department, they had a mandate to build power plants across. This led to the construction of a hydroelectric power station at Kuru, Jos.

But then, only government officials and houses had access to electricity. However, this was to change when the newly formed Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) gave the instruction that electricity should be provided for any and all Nigerians who could afford it. This was in 1952. This led to the construction of a 132KV line linking Ijora Power Station and Ibadan Power station. Furthermore, the Niger Dams Authority, established in 1962, went on to open our eyes to the possibility of deriving power from water (hydropower transmission). And this was the beginning of a golden period in Nigeria. But this golden era was not without the amalgamation of NDA and ECN to form the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA).

So, this golden period lasted all through the 1970s to the 1980s. We can say this was due to the fact that the rural areas saw no need for electricity and did not press for it. So, there were enough watts to go round. But this was set to change when the power sector started experiencing a decline in maintenance. And coupled with the fact that more people demanded electricity, the good days of good electricity faded. By 2000, power supply dropped to as low as 1,500 megawatts.

Olusegun Obasanjo, in his time, put in quite some effort to change this trend when he came up with the National Electric Power Policy in 2001. This was led to the creation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). This administration also came up with the Presidential Action Committee on Power. On and on, other administrations like the GEJ administration, have come up with several other corporations.

On the 1st of November 2013, the existing GENCOS and DISCOS were privatised and a bulk of the administration was handed over to private companies.

Really, it is evident that Nigeria has come a long way when it comes to electricity. And although we are not totally yet at that stage of total illumination, we can say we are getting there. Also, when it comes to paying your electricity bills, there is now an easier and more convenient way. And this is through VTpass. VTpass offers a convenient way of paying everyday services like airtime, data, electricity bills and tv subscriptions. Log on now to vtpass.com to make easy, fast payments for your electricity bills.

ELECTRIC METERS: THE RULES

If there is any one thing the privatisation scheme brought, then it is the use of private electric meters. So that it is not uncommon to spot small meters in private houses, offices and any such building. And these meters are responsible for the generation of electricity in a small capacity. The good thing about these meters is that they help individuals ration the potion of energy consumed. By implication, the excessive amount which was erstwhile billed for electricity not consumed can be very much avoided.

And what’s more, customers can easily remit payment for electricity through their electric meter numbers. One convenient way to do this is by visiting vtpass.com. VTpass, as an online payment platform, allows you to pay your electricity bills with speed and ease. Not only that, you can also pay for your phone airtime, data subscription and cable TV subscription. And not to worry, VTpass is also available for non-meter users. So practically, vtpass.com is good news just as the electricity meter is a right step in the right direction.

But then, for electricity consumers using the electric meter, it is important they take note of certain instructives. This is to ensure a lasting and abiding utilisation of the meters. Of course, there is no one manual that tells you all these rules. But not to worry, you would find all you need to know here.

RULES GUIDING THE ELECTRIC METERS

1. DO NOT DISTURB: The most important rule guiding the meter is that you, as a consumer, should not touch it. Touching it here does not mean not touching it at all. Rather, it means there should be no attempt to repair or adjust its workings. Calling an electrician to manoeuvre a particular function is not allowed at all. Now, disobeying this rule is a serious offence and can attract serious consequences. So, when you have issues with your meter, do ensure to call the attention of the right authorities.

2. PENDING DEBT: Also, meters usually come with pending debts, most times. What this means is that though the meter might initially come with free energy, there might be a debt coming with the meter already. And you inevitably have to pay for this. You should contact the distribution company to address or clarify this if you think you have this issue.

3. METER TOKENS: Meter tokens are typically generated by the system of the distribution companies. And they are numbers you have to generate into the meter to get electricity. When you pay your electricity bills through vtpass.com, you immediately get your token through an email or SMS. So, what this means is that you can pay for your electricity bill from anywhere and at any time. And get electricity as quickly as possible.

In all ways, vtpass.com is the most reliable and simple platform to trust with the payment of your electricity bills. You can also pay for your MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, 9MOBILE airtime and data subscription. And you can as well renew your DSTV, GOTV and STARTIMES cable TV subscription. Indeed with VTpass, you have one less thing to worry about.

THE “WHAT IFs” YOU MIGHT NEVER FIND ANSWERS TO

Let us play a what-if game

Think farther than wherever you are. And ask yourself,

What if there was only darkness in the world, nothing else? How would it feel to grope in the dark, looking for something? Maybe even trying to reach and hold the hands of a lover or simply see a face. But not being able to because there is no light, only darkness. Maybe in some distant past, darkness was something familiar, something you could sleep with. However, it would seem like it is a bit hard to imagine darkness now. Most of all, not with the advent of electricity and its accompanying merits- TV experience, lit chandeliers on and on. Better still, due to the oncoming of electricity distribution companies, good electricity has come to stay in Nigeria, and the darkness has been made to stay out in the dark.

So you would agree that there ain’t no reason you should ever want to imagine darkness. Not for one minute. But what if things happen and for whatever reason, you are not able to get electricity. Talk of the unavailability of time to pay the bills. Or the far distance of the outlets or just maybe it’s a weekend, an off day for everyone.

Well, with vtpass.com, you can have all the light you need at any time and from anywhere. Just so you know, vtpass.com is an online payment platform where you can pay and buy your everyday services. You can get your 9mobile, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO phone airtime and data subscriptions. You can as well as renew your DSTV, GOTV and STARTIMES cable TV subscriptions and electricity bills.

But do you think there is nothing as good as paying physically? Good thought. But what if the rain is splattering outside and you urgently need to get airtime to make an emergent call? What if you are having an exam the next day, you don’t know the venue but you can’t bear to stand up? What if your data finishes just when you are streaming a football match? Or your favourite sit-com. What if you are having a TV time with your girlfriend and the decoder stops in the middle of a thrilling movie?

There are certain “what-ifs” you might never find answers to. But with vtpass.com, you are sure to always get answers and solutions to your immediate problems. Log on to vtpass.com now to pay for your phone airtime, data and tv subscriptions as well as electricity bills.

With VTpass.com just a click away, there will be not a single what-if to answer for.

SERVICE DELIVERY: HOW TO AVOID ANY DISAPPOINTMENT

Have you ever had something fail just at the point you need it? No salt just when you need to season your food. A massive brake failure just when you need to travel. A funny, heavy downpour of rain when you had planned to take your woman or man to somewhere ‘special’. Name it. Disappointments can be frustrating. But what is more frustrating than not being able to get a service just when you need it- airtime, data, electricity, and constant TV time. That’s pretty frustrating, especially when you need to make a life-changing call or send that one email that will turn things around for you.

And what is even irking is that these things that seem quite easy to get sometimes will not be accessible for very funny reasons. For one, it might be a public holiday and the all available outlets to get any of these services might be under locks. Again, you find yourself in any place where getting to buy recharge card, paying your electricity bill or renewing your tv subscription is as good as walking about, looking for a pin in the whole of Sahara Desert. You might be a little bit under the weather and incapable of going around or it might just be that the recharge card you end up buying has been used!

Really, there are lots of reasons you might not get your everyday services just when you need them. But there is one service that does not disappoint at any time or anywhere and that’s VTpass.

ABOUT VTPASS.COM

Vtpass.com is your one-stop online payment platform through which you can pay for any such service like your phone airtime (MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, 9MOBILE), Cable TV subscription (DSTV, GOTV, STARTIMES), Electricity bill and other services. Because of its widespread reach, you can utilise the services we offer at vtpass.com anywhere and at any time. Vtpass.com has proven over time to be the reliable courier to whom you can entrust the payment of your bills to be done with speed and convenience.And to make it even better, you can make any such payment in just three easy steps:

Even better, you can make any payment in just three easy steps:

Log on to vtpass.com.

Select the network you want to pay for and enter the phone number you want to pay into in the displayed form.

Pay.

It’s as easy as it looks.

SERVICE SUPPORT CHANNELS

If on any occasion, you feel the need to reach us as regards any such issues urging redress, we are always on hand to take in your comments, complaints or suggestions. You can reach us at any time through the following channels:

Email: support@vtpass.com

Phone: 08138752358

Support website: vtpass.com/contact

Live chat on the website vtpass.com

By lodging your complaints through any of these channels, your unresolved issues will be attended to as soon as possible. We are open to all and any of your suggestions and recommendations regarding our services.

So, if you have always been disappointed in various capacities. Then, this is one platform you are sure you will never experience any failure or frustration. VTpass.com is simple, safe and secure.

ELECTRICITY METERS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Electricity has, no doubt, been a blessing to every individual life. And though it seems there are more miles to cover before we attain the status of constant, stable electricity in Nigeria, we can’t ignore the fact that right steps are being taken in the right direction. First off, there is the decentralisation of power distribution and partial handing over of power management and administration onto private companies with the purport of ensuring a more effective, less bureaucratic control over the power sector.

Also, the sale and installation of prepaid meters in individual homes have gone a long way in stamping a seal of accountability on the minds of Nigerians. Not only can individuals gauge and estimate the rate of electricity they consume, but they can also control it. So that the company only charge them for the exact amount of energy they consume. As great as having the prepaid or postpaid meter may be, it poses certain questions which if not readily and rightly answered can put off any consumer. Here at Vtpass.com, we have provided ready, responsive answers to all such questions as can be seen below.

WHERE TO PAY

Having to go far away to distant outlets can be quite an energy-sapping task. And a time wasting one too. But why go through a lot of stress paying for your electricity bill when you can, from wherever you are, simply sit back and pay for it in three easy steps. Vtpass.com affords you the opportunity of doing this, just as it affords you the opportunity to pay for your phone airtime, data subscription and cable tv subscription. You want to try it now?

Just log in to vtpass.com.

Select Pay Electricity Bill and enter your details on the displayed form.

Pay.

A token will be generated for you in form of an email or text message. You only have to input the number of the token into the meter.

HOW TO PAY

When paying for your electricity bill, one thing you need to know is your meter number. But oh, you are thinking, my meter number. Isn’t it the one on the card that comes with the meter? Well, you will be right if you are not talking about the long list containing both alphabets and numbers. Because that is only the serial number, not the meter number. Meter numbers are strictly numbers, no alphabets included.

Again, meter numbers are not just found on cards, they can also be found on the meters. It all depends on where you live and hence, which distribution company you belong to. In fact, they are also called account numbers in some regions. The pattern of the meter number also varies based on each distribution company.

With these meter numbers, you can pay your electricity bill on vtpass.com by simply logging in, entering your details including your meter number and paying. Just remember that your meter numbers are strictly numbers.

WHAT YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR ELECTRICITY METER

Beyond buying and installing your meter, you might want to know about the pending debt on your meter. This pending debt usually comes with almost every new meter and needs to be cleared before any proper use. You can make proper enquiries about the exact amount of the pending debt on your new meter and then clear it on vtpass.com. Log in to vtpass.com, enter the amount of the debt alongside your meter number and pay.

Also, you can make payment for your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO airtime and data subscription on vtpass.com. Again, renew your DStv, GOtv and Startimes subscriptions and so much more by visiting vtpass.com.

PHCN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Following the privatisation of PHCN (Power Holding Company of Nigeria), several different electricity companies are now responsible for the disbursal of electricity and the handling of electricity payments. What this has done is decentralise the means for the payment electricity bills so that they are now paid based on where individuals live. The distribution companies as they stand presently include the following.

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC)- Solely for those on the mainland, (Ikeja and environs).

Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED)- Cross-River, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa and River states.

Eko Electricity Distribution PLC– For those on the island (Lagos and Agbara regions).

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)-– Federal Capital territory, Kogi State, Niger State, Nassarawa State.

Jos Electricity Distribution PLC– Benue, Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau states, Saminaka in Kaduna state.

Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC)- Kano, Katsina, Jigawa.

PHCN ELECTRICITY PAYMENT

There are a few more electricity companies, who like the ones here, own and maintain the distribution network and support equipment within the zone. These companies also manage meter installation and servicing, billing, coordinate consumer credit service and collect revenue. It is no gainsaying that despite a reasonable distribution of zones, the reach of these distribution companies does not at all span the length and breadth of the country.

More so, it can be quite a handful trying to understand the workings of these companies, especially if you are just a consumer using power to meet your everyday needs. What can be more of a handful, though, is going through the process of paying for your electricity bill. Rather than worry about companies and distribution centres, why don’t you merely cross over to vtpass.com, an online payment platform, that ensures a speedy and convenient payment of your electricity

Rather than worry about companies and distribution centres, why don’t you merely cross over to vtpass.com? Vtpass.com is an online payment platform, that ensures a speedy and convenient payment of your electricity bills.

Just by logging in to vtpass.com, you can pay for your electricity bill without bulging from where you are and have your electricity token sent to you almost immediately. On this site, vtpass.com, you can also pay for your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO airtime and data subscription as well as your DStv, GOtv, Startimes subscription. To make payment into any of the electricity companies, simply click on the one you want to pay into.

AIRTEL DATA PLANS: 10% BONUSES

Great Friday, great life. It is yet another weekend and what better way to enjoy it than to catch up with the distant friends and families that you miss. It is with this in mind that you would want to keep your phone actively online and buy as much data as you can afford.

Remarks on end have shown that Airtel has proven to be topmost in offering fast network services and cheap data bundles. Well, if you don’t believe in cheap, the Airtel data bundles that will be listed below all come with 10% bonuses. Ten extra percent of any data bundle you subscribe. Of course, this will really come in handy for you. Way too handy, in fact.

So below is a list of Airtel data bundles with ten percent extras and how you can in the quickest time subscribe to them.

List of Airtel Data Bundles

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Wondering how to subscribe to these amazing offers? Well, JUST CLICK ON THE ONE YOU WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO. Yes, it’s that simple. Once, you click on it, you will be redirected to vtpass.com where you can enter in your details, pay for it and get your bundle.

ABOUT VTPASS.COM

Vtpass.com is your one stop online payment platform through which you can pay for any such service like your phone airtime, Cable TV subscription, Electricity bill and other services. Because of its widespread reach, you can utilise the services we offer at vtpass.com anywhere and at any time.

Also, you can send airtime to others, as well as recharge your phone through Vtpass.com. There is no limit to the number of people or amount of airtime you can send. Vtpass.com has proven over time to be the reliable courier to whom you can entrust the payment of your bills to be done with speed and convenience.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?

Sharing airtime with your loved ones through Vtpass.com can be done in three easy steps:

Log on to vtpass.com.

Select the network you want to pay for and enter the phone number you want to pay into in the displayed form.

Pay.

It’s as easy as it looks.

REGISTERING ON VTPASS.COM

Registering on vtpass.com affords a lot of privileges that you otherwise wouldn’t have gotten round to exploring. For one thing, you can credit your wallet when you register. The vtpass.com e-wallet is a deposit avenue on Vtpass.com where you pay in any amount and can at any time use it to fund payment for your phone airtime or any other service you wish to pay for. Not only does this save you the stress and worries of paying for services in cash, it also helps you ration your expenses while still able to share and care for your peeps.

SHARE AND EARN

The good news is apart from using vtpass.com to share with your loved ones, you can also earn more money. To start with, there is the Refer a Friend program, whereby you share with a friend and earn a specific commission of every transaction your friend performs. The Affiliate program is even bigger. By sharing on your website the banners of Vtpass.com, you earn a commission of any transaction performed through your website. Again, there is the widget program… Now, find more reasons to share and care for your peeps and pals. Visit vtpass.com NOW.