Power outage

Northern senators seek urgent restoration of power in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa States

The Northern Senators Forum has urged the Federal Government to take swift action to restore electricity to Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states, which...

Power outage “sacks” senators, Senate President apologizes

The Nigerian Senate was forced to postpone its sitting on Tuesday as power outage hit the National Assembly complex. The senators had to...

National grid collapse: TCN announces grid recovery after nationwide outage

Following a nationwide power outage on Sunday as a result of national grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has...

Kogi State plunged into darkness as NLC strike forces power shutdown

Kogi State has been thrown into total blackout as workers in the state comply with the two-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour...

Persistent dip in nation’s megawatts, poor power supply: Minister blames it on gas shortage

Following persistent dip in the megawatts of electricity in the country with generation hovering around 4,000 megawatts, the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar...

FG blames power outage nationwide on low water level at hydro dams 

In spite of the huge investment in gas-powered electricity generation, the Federal Government has blamed the current unstable power supply across the country...

FG/CBN power intervention: 4m free prepaid meters to be rolled out

Another intervention by the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the power sector will soon deliver four million free...

Exposed! How generator dealers, manufacturers rip-off Nigerians

  By Boye Ajayi with additional reports from Ayodele Akinsola   With almost half of Nigeria’s population perpetually in darkness as a result...

Power outage: Gowon Estate residents want FG to revoke Ikeja Electric’s licence

By Edwin Nwachukwu Lagos, Jan. 1, 2019 (NAN) Dissatisfied with the services of IkejaElectricity Distribution Company (Ikeja Electric), residents of GowonEstate near Egbeda,...