Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Ekiti State Government, on Wednesday paid N503 million to 1,050 land owners, whose lands were acquired for the execution of the 132/133 power project in the state.

The government paid the compensation at a ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

The land is covered by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) right-of-way for the 132/133 kV power transmission line in the state.

Speaking at the event, Governor Biodun Oyebanji described the project as a critical national infrastructure that must be undertaken to boost power supply for the overall development of the state.

The governor said the project is owned by the federal government, but facilitated by his administration through consistent interfacing with a...