Tag: Power Outage

Kaduna: Deputy Gov. intervenes on lingering power outage

Aminu Imam
KD Dep. Gov. intervenes

Kaduna State Government has intervened in the on-going industrial dispute between Kaduna Electric and its workers’ union, which has resulted in power outage in all its franchise States for four days. The State’s Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, who hosted the meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House yesterday, pleaded with the union to restore electricity to consumers as soon as possible, saying the outage has impacted negatively across all sectors. Dr. Balarabe implored the management and the union to find a common ground to ensure the resolution  of  their differences,…

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Power outage hits Aso Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, others

Aminu Imam
Power outage hits FCT

…’Vandals stole underground cables’ -TCN A power outage has disrupted parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi, following a vandalized 132kV transmission line and underground cable supplying bulk power to the Central Area transmission substation in Katampe, with thieves making-off with 40 meters of 1x500mm XLPE conductor. According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN)’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, revealed this in a statement yesterday, the incident impacted eight distribution feeders supplying the Central Area, leading to the disruption of over…

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Fresh blackout, as National Grid collapses again

Aminu Imam
National Grid collapses

Nigeria’s national power grid has recorded its first major collapse for the first time in 2025, barely  a fortnight into the new year. The collapse has resulted in a nationwide blackout to the despair of Nigerians. This incident marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months. Checks by newsmen showed that power generation dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2 pm to 390.20 MW by 3 pm.A post by ‘The Energy’ podcast confirmed the blackout, stating: “National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025”. Another post said: “Restoration has…

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‘Power shedding in Abuja to last 11 more days’ – TCN

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Power shedding in Abuja

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), has revealed that Abuja, will experience an 11-day power outage for seven hours daily across various parts of the nation’s capital, as a precautionary measure during an on-going road construction. Among those affected will be hoteliers, hospitality services, artisans, and other service-based industries.  TCN attributed the need for the power shedding to the relocation of eight 132kV and 33kV towers along the Kukwaba/Apo 132kV line due to the Federal Capital Development Agency’s road dualisation project along the Apo axis.  This relocation work will necessitate…

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“WeII restore North’s electricity within 5 days” Power Minister, Adelabu assures

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Power Minister, Adelabu assures

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that in the next five days, electricity would be restored to the 17 northern States suffering blackout due vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. The Minister gave the assurance yesterday, while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the vandalized transmission line would be repaired within three to five days. He said that the President had already instructed the National Security Adviser, (NSA) and security chiefs to provide the required security for the people that will…

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Kwankwaso advocates alternative power sources amid North’s blackout

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Kwankwaso calls

The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has emphasized the urgent need to explore alternative power sources in response to the on-going power outage in northern Nigeria. The blackout, in its eighth day yesterday, has severely impacted businesses and essential services. Kwankwaso expressed his concerns on his official Facebook page, highlighting the vandalism of the crucial 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna power line, which supplies electricity to Kano, Kaduna and other northern States. He stated, It is very disheartening that many parts of Northern Nigeria are in…

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“Power outage, deliberate move to destroy region”,Coalition of Northern Groups allege

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Collapsed grid

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has expressed its deep concern over the power outage that has paralysed large parts of Northern Nigeria over the past five days.  Recall that the blackout has thrown millions of households into darkness, crippled businesses, and worsened the already dire economic situation in the region. An issued statement yesterday, signed by CNG’s National Coordinator,  Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, said: We learnt too that the first other line has been faulty for months. Yet, no effort to fix it could have saved the current avoidable…

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Again, National Grid suffers another major collapse

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National Grid collapse

…Worsens FG’s 20hr power target Nigeria’s National grid has suffered yet another collapse of this year, leading to a significant drop in electricity generation to just 0.80 megawatts, (MWs). The power grid collapse, the fourth time in 2024, is occurring amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers. The electricity grid, on February 4, collapsed for the first time in 2024. Also, the country suffered another nationwide blackout following the collapse of the National Grid on March 28, and again on April 15. While the Federal Government…

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Fuel scarcity: H/Reps. orders suspension of electricity tariff hike, summon petroleum minister

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House of Reps

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), to halt the rollout of the new electricity tariff. It also summoned the Minister of Petroleum Resources over the current fuel scarcity. These decisions followed the adoption of separate motions moved by Shehu Ajilo and Nkemkanma Kama, a lawmaker from the Labour Party (LP) representing Ebonyi State. Recall that on April 3, NERC approved an increase in electricity tariffs for customers belonging to Band-A, which led to legislative action. Customers in this category, who receive 20 hours of…

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Blackout: Nigerians in darkness, as national electricity grid collapses for the umpteenth time this year

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Another blackout, as the national electricity grid crashed again to zero megawatts (MWs) yesterday, plunging most parts of the country into darkness. The development occurred days after electricity consumers said they had enjoyed improved supply. According to the information from the System Operations, the national electricity grid as of 10 am yesterday had 3,712MW generated from 21 Generation Companies (GenCos) before it dropped to 0MW one hour after. It said the national grid, as of 10 am yesterday had 3,712MW generated from 21 GenCos before it dropped to 0MWs one…

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