Nigeria’s fragile power system has suffered yet another major setback, as the national electricity grid collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday, throwing several states across the country into complete blackout.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development, stating that the system failure occurred around 2:30 a.m. and engineers have since been battling to restore supply. Early reports indicate that the collapse was triggered by a sudden drop in system frequency, which led to a shutdown of major generating plants.
Residents across Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and other parts of the country reported widespread outages, with only a few areas receiving minimal supply from alternative power sources. This marks at least the fifth collapse of the grid in 2025, highlighting the persistent challenges facing Nigeria’s electricity sector.
The latest breakdown has reignited public anger, with many Nigerians expressing frustration over the government’s inability to stabilize the grid despite repeated promises of reform. Analysts say the collapse underscores deep structural problems, including poor investment in transmission infrastructure, gas shortages for power plants, and lack of modern monitoring systems.
In response, TCN said that a “full-scale investigation” has been launched to determine the immediate cause of the failure. Officials assured that power restoration would begin gradually as generating stations are re-synchronized to the grid.
Meanwhile, businesses and households are once again turning to generators, inverters, and solar solutions to cushion the impact. Civil society groups are also calling on the federal government to declare a power emergency, arguing that the frequent collapses are crippling economic activities and worsening the cost-of-living crisis.
As Nigerians brace for prolonged outages, questions remain about when lasting solutions will finally be implemented to end the country’s decades-long struggle with electricity reliability.
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