Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nigeria’s worsening electricity crisis, reminding Nigerians of a campaign promise the President made ahead of the 2023 general election. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Obi recalled Tinubu’s 2022 pledge that...
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Nigeria was once again plunged into widespread darkness on Tuesday following the collapse of the national electricity grid, cutting off power supply to millions of households and businesses across the country. The development quickly dominated conversations on X (formerly Twitter), where Nigerians shared real-time updates and screenshots from electricity...
Yesterday, 23rd January 2026, Nigerians were once again offered an expected but unwanted New Year gift! – The national grid succumbed once again thus throwing the nation and our economy into darkness… It is hardly surprising that the grid continues to collapse. With inadequate funding, weak oversight and governance,...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the latest collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, describing it as a continuation of what he called a worsening national embarrassment in the electricity sector. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Obi lamented that...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded its first national grid collapse of 2026, throwing homes, businesses, and public institutions across the country into darkness. Preliminary reports indicate that the grid failure was caused by the simultaneous tripping of multiple 330 kilovolt (330kV) transmission lines, alongside the disconnection of some grid-connected power...
A sudden collapse of Nigeria’s national grid on Wednesday triggered widespread power outages across multiple regions. The incident, occurring between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m., caused a sharp decline in megawatt output, plunging communities into darkness. Several electricity distribution companies confirmed the disruption in their service areas. The Abuja...
President Bola Tinubu has given Nigeria a significant power boost with the inauguration of the 180-megawatt Afam II Power Plant in Rivers State, marking a crucial step towards improving the country’s energy infrastructure. The President, who inaugurated the project virtually from Abuja, described the plant as a crucial addition...
By JOY ADAR, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply through its 132 Kilo Volt (KV) Owerri-Ahoada transmission line to the national grid. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said that...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to setup a probe panel on the incessant national grid collapse. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said the incessant collapse of the grid was becoming...
The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, throwing millions of households across the country into blackout. More to follow…
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said the national grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 1.52 p.m. following series of lines and generators tripping. The company’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbah...
The Federal Government has apologised over the recent collapse of the national grid which caused power outages for several days in 17 states in the region. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, gave the apology on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, describing...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to boost electricity supply with a view to reviving the nation’s industrial revolution. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said this during a stakeholders meeting with the management of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Thursday in Kano. Adelabu said...
The Federal Government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Adelabu said that the national grid was over 50 years...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is intensifying efforts at restoring power to the northern parts of the country. The Managing Director, TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing that the ongoing repairs of the damaged transmission line that led to...
The former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), in Katsina State, Alhaji Imran Jino, has said people affected by the prolonged power outage in the North should be compensated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jino was the PRP gubernatorial candidate in Katsina for the...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government would soon establish super electricity grid as backup to the national grid that is experiencing incessant collapse. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa,...
Power experts have attributed frequent power grid collapses in Nigeria to inadequate investment in modernising and upgrading infrastructure. They said this in seperate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The experts also emphasised the urgent need for substantial financial commitment to the sector....
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have called for the sack of personnel in charge of the National Grid following the collapse on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the grid had collapsed on Monday and power was only restored on Tuesday. The...