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Blackout Disrupts National Assembly Sitting (video)
Proceedings were delayed power outage at the Senate Chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday. The lawmakers were forced to wait for power to be restored before they could commence the sitting on Tuesday. Sources say that Senate President Godswill Akpabio later commenced plenary after power was restored some minutes later and apologized for the…
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Nationwide Blackout as National Grid Collapses First Time in 2024
There is nationwide blackout as the national grid collapsed for the first time in 2024. Reports say the grid collapsed by 11:21am today, Sunday February 4. The incident resulted in the authorities shutting down all 20 power plants, except Ibom Power with 31 megawatts. Confirming the development, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC)…
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Total Nationwide Blackout Imminent as Electricity Workers Join Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has directed its affiliates to comply with the nationwide strike that kicked off at midnight, November 14. The National Secretary of the NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and the Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress, Nuhu Toro, jointly signed the letter to the affiliates. The…
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Nationwide Blackout Hits Nigeria Once More as Power Grid Collapses Again
Nigeria has witnessed yet another collapse of the power grid resulting in nationwide blackout. Electricity supply plummeted from a high of 3,594.60 megawatts (MW) around 1:00 a.m. to an alarming 42.7MW on Tuesday, 19th September, 2023. As of mid-day today, the only operational power plant on the grid was the Delta Power plant, generating 41.00MW,…
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F G Reveals Reason for Nationwide Power Failure and Those to Blame
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed the reason for the nationwide power failure as well as those to blame. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Power, Isa Sanusi stated in a statement while giving an update of Friday’s collapse, that vandals are to blame. Sanusi said the vandals attacked the transmission tower on the…
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Total Blackout As The Nation’s Power Grid Collapses Again
There is total blackout as the nation’s power grid collapses again in parts of the country. Two of the major power distribution companies, Eko Electric Distribution Company (EKDC) and Kaduna Electric announced the collapse of the national grid on Sunday. The nation’s electric power grid has experienced several collapses over the years. Since taking over,…