Nigerians have been thrown into darkness in the new year as the national grid experienced a collapse on Saturday, January 11, marking the first time in 2025.
Saturday Telegraph reports that this incident which marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months has resulted in a nationwide blackout.
According to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), the collapse occurred at 1:56 pm.
This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024.
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The cause of the latest failure is yet to be disclosed.
