The federal government by now ought to have been able to find an adequate solution to the recurring collapse of the national grid

Only about 450 megawatts of the country’s average 4,000MW grid connected electricity is being shared by the eleven electricity distribution companies despite the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insisted that the electricity supply has been fully restored after the collapse of the grid. Information available on the government’s website that monitors grid performance showed that…

For the third time in just one week, the national power grid has collapsed, plunging the country into darkness. The latest incident occurred early this morning at 8:40am leading to a total loss of power generation as the output dropped to zero megawatts (MW). This recurring issue has raised serious concerns about the stability and…

Nigeria's electricity grid, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has experienced another collapse, throwing the country into darkness. The system, which has collapsed many times this year

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, condemned the shutdown of the national grid during the suspended industrial action by organized labor. He described the action as a treasonable felony, adding that there was nowhere in the world that organized labor had shut down a country’s national grid. The Transmission…

The national grid shut down by protesting Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday, has raised widespread concern among Nigerians, as they bemoaned the severe adverse impact, particularly on economic activities.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has fired back at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over claims that labour unions physically attacked TCN workers, leading to the national power grid shutdown. The Guardian reports that the two main labour unions—NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)—and other affiliated organisations had directed workers under their aegis…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is working on restoring the national grid, which was shut down following an industrial action by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as their affiliate associations. The shutdown has resulted in a nationwide blackout. TCN spokesman, Ndidi Mbah, in a…

A new order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will in the next 30 days create the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO), a development that will split the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN).

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced an additional 625 megawatts (MW) to the national grid, which has increased the grid’s capacity to 4,800 megawatts. 

Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the collapsed national electricity grid is now fully restored. Spokesperson for TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement Monday afternoon. On Monday, the country's electricity grid collapsed yet again, which led to generation dropping to 64.70 megawatts. The latest collapse happened just less than a month…