The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has sacked 800 workers as part of a major restructuring and rightsizing exercise aimed at improving productivity, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This decision followed extensive negotiations with the company’s two in-house unions—the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC).

Affected employees are to receive exit packages based on their grade levels, which include end-of-service tokens and separation benefits calculated as a percentage of annual gross salary along with 13th-month salary payments. Impacted staff must undergo an exit clearance process to qualify for these benefits, which will be paid within two to three working days after clearance. The final agreement was signed by the AEDC management and union representatives, and the restructuring follows a period of financial and managerial challenges since AEDC's takeover by United Bank for Africa in December 2021. The sacking has caused considerable anxiety and unrest among employees, given ongoing issues with entitlements and work conditions.