power outage

The Digest: Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed again on Monday afternoon, leaving most of the country in darkness as power allocation to distribution companies fell to near zero. Distribution data showed that only Ibadan and Abuja DisCos received minimal supply, while all other...

The Digest: A significant drop in power supply, triggered by an explosion at a major gas pipeline in Delta State, has forced many Nigerians to mark Christmas without electricity. Key Points: The outage stems from damage to the Escravos-Lagos Gas Pipeline, which is owned by an NNPC...

The Digest: The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has confirmed a power outage impacting parts of Ogba, Ikeja, and Alausa in Lagos. The disruption stems from a technical failure, a ‘jumper cut’ at a critical Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) substation. Key Points: The...

The Digest: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled power disruption affecting several parts of Abuja for over two weeks, starting October 28. The outage, attributed to road construction by the Federal Capital Development Authority, will impact major areas...

The Digest: A major power outage has hit Port Harcourt, Akwa Ibom, and parts of southern Nigeria after the Aba/Itu 132kV transmission line tripped, cutting off electricity supply to millions. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the incident and assured that repair crews are...