Nigeria continues to deal with recurring national grid collapses, a major issue in the country's power sector. Legit.ng explains more about this constant problem.

Nine Northern states in Nigeria have been plunged into darkness as the National grid collapsed again. The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo disclosed in a statement on Monday night.

A transformer explosion at Jebba Transmission Substation triggered a third National Power Grid collapse on Saturday, leaving the country without a public power supply for several hours.

Despite national grid collapse, Nigeria’s power plants generated an average of 4,492 MWh/h in September, an 8 per cent increase from August.

The recent spate of national grid collapses in Nigeria has precipitated widespread frustration, particularly among residents in areas categorized as Band A by

Nigerians, again, have been thrown into darkness following the collapse of the national grid for the third time in five days.

Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed again, causing widespread outages, with limited power restored to AEDC and BEDC.

Amid the national grid's collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has provided an update. This is amid blackouts in many parts of Nigeria.

Darkness has hit Nigeria as the National grid recorded another collapse on Monday. The Spokesperson of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Emeka Ezeh

The system failure at the national grid is the third time within a week. However, the national grid has collapsed eight times in 2024, with the first recorded on February 4. The national grid collapsed again on March 28, April 15, July 6, and August 5.