Nigeria’s Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, announces that 150MW will be added to the national grid before the end of 2024. This follows the successful pilot phase of the Presidential Power Initiative, with 750MW added to transmission capacity, addressing the country’s power grid challenges...
Chelsea captain Reece James faces another injury setback, sidelining him for their match against Leicester City. Nigerian fans humorously compared his fitness troubles to the country’s national grid. With other players also injured, Chelsea grapples with squad challenges, while fans await James’...
Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate, critiques Nigeria’s power outages despite generating less than 5,000 MW, compared to South Africa’s 40,000 MW. He highlights Nigeria's struggles with frequent blackouts and advocates for visionary leadership to improve power supply, boost...
Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, condemned Nigeria's recent power grid collapse as a “national shame.” The grid failure occurred twice within 24 hours, highlighting leadership failures and the urgent need for reforms in the power sector to enhance economic growth and...
Nigeria's National Grid collapsed again on October 14, 2024, causing widespread power outages across multiple states. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the incident, which affected their service areas. Frequent grid failures have intensified amid rising electricity tariffs...
The national power grid in Nigeria collapsed for the fifth time in 2024, affecting multiple states and causing widespread frustration. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the incident, highlighting the need for urgent solutions to prevent future outages.
On July 6, 2024, the...
TCN confirms nationwide blackout amidst labor strikes demanding a new minimum wage. Workers' union shutdown of the national grid plunges Nigeria into darkness, impacting essential services. Despite TCN's efforts to restore power, labor obstruction persists. The blackout exacerbates tensions as...
Nigeria has once again plunged into darkness following the collapse of the national electricity grid managed from Osogbo, Osun State, at approximately 4:30 pm on Thursday.
This marks the fourth collapse of the grid within the first three months of the year, exacerbating longstanding challenges...
Nigeria faces yet another power crisis as the national electricity grid succumbed to failure on Monday afternoon, leaving the country in darkness. The collapse occurred at approximately 1 pm, causing a drastic reduction in electricity generation from 4,032.80 megawatts at noon to a mere 43...
Nigeria has once again plunged into darkness as the national grid, managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Osogbo, Osun State, suffered a catastrophic collapse. In the early hours of the day, The Guardian conducted a check and found that the grid's capacity had plummeted to a...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Thursday disclosed that it recorded new national peak electricity transmission capacity of 5,155.9 Mega Watt, MW, on December 8.
The Interim Managing Director of TCN, Usman Gur-Mohammed, made the disclosure at an interaction with journalists in...
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