Nigeria, July 29 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the passage into law of the state electricity bill as a major tool to deepen and boost the economy of the state.

On Monday, the Osun House of Assembly passed a bill to establish an electricity regulatory commission for the state. The bill, 'Osun State Electricity Market Regulatory Bill 2025,' was passed after its third reading during plenary in Osogbo.

"The bill, once signed into law, will empower the state to establish an Electricity Regulatory Commission responsible for overseeing electricity-related matters across Osun," Olamide Tiamiyu, the Chief Press Secretary to the speaker of the house, said on Monday.

Reacting to the passage of the executive bill, the govern...