Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned power outage affecting parts of Akwa Ibom State following the commencement of maintenance work on the Uyo/Itu 132kV transmission line. In a statement issued by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the company said the temporary outage is necessary...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). Prof. Aliyu replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who recently resigned to participate in the 2027 governorship election in Adamawa State. President Tinubu has also renewed Engineer Sule Abdulaziz’s appointment as...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday constituted an 11-member committee to ensure the smooth sailing incorporation of the Grid Asset Management Company Limited (GAMCO). The committee’s constitution followed the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the company’s establishment at its Wednesday meeting. In proposing GAMCO, President Tinubu hopes to fast-track a...
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...
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...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the rehabilitation of two critical transmission lines in the Port Harcourt region, a move expected to strengthen power delivery and improve electricity reliability across Rivers State and neighbouring areas. In a statement issued on Friday, TCN confirmed that contractors have been formally...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its power towers, Tower T347, located along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line, was vandalised on Friday evening, around 5:46 p.m. The disclosure was made by Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement issued on...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has blamed a widespread power outage in sections of Kaduna on the toppling of a transmission tower, triggered by intense rainfall and strong winds. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, detailed the event in a statement released from Abuja on Saturday....
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that a thunderstorm on September 3 severed the 132kV Otukpo–Nsukka–New Haven transmission line, causing significant damage. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said “The cut conductor fell...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has highlighted vandalism of critical power infrastructure as a primary driver of frequent national grid failures, disrupting electricity supply nationwide. During a community outreach program in Umelu, Benin, Edo State, Charles Iwuamadi, TCN’s General Manager for the Benin Region, emphasized the severe impact of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that a suspected vandal was fatally electrocuted while attempting to tamper with Tower 34 along the Nkalagu-Abakaliki 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Line in Ebonyi State on July 19. The company’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored normal bulk electricity supply to the Northeastern part of the country. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, announcement this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said the supply was...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has sad that work is ongoing to erect three towers along the 33 Kilo Volt (KV) Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line which collapsed on May 7. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced that it would perform annual maintenance on a 60MVA, 132/33KV transformer at the Benin transmission substation on Friday, between 10a.m. and 6p.m. A statement in Benin on Thursday, by Ndidi Mbah, GM, Public Affairs, TCN in Benin, said the scheduled...
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...
The General Manager of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Branch, Engr Mojeed Akintola-Akinbiyi, has said leveraging Artificial Intelligence(AI) will enhance the company’s operational efficiency. Akintola-Akinbiyi said this at the 2nd graduate induction for the 2023/2024 set of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET), Olusegun Agagu...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has faulted the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for allegedly misleading the public over power outages in Benin district. A statement by the TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Sunday in Benin said that TCN’s maintenance work had nothing to do with...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it will conveniently evacuate 10,000 megawatts (mw) of generated power in less than two years from now. Managing Director, TCN, Alhaji Sule Abdulaziz, said this while briefing State House Correspondents on Thursday. He said for the first time in the nation’s history,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the nation’s power sector has achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted. The management of the company in a statement on Tuesday, said new feat was recorded on Sunday,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it would carry out an annual preventive maintenance on two transformers at the Apo 132/33 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission substation. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement issued in...