Nationwide Blackout Hits Nigeria Again as Grid Fails
Nigeria’s electricity system has plunged the country into darkness once again, as the national grid collapsed on Tuesday, marking the second major outage in under a week. Real-time data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that power supply to all 11 distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to zero megawatts by 11 a.m., leaving millions […]
Nigeria’s Power Grid Collapses Again, Triggers Nationwide Blackout
Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered a major collapse on Friday, plunging the entire country into darkness after power generation dropped to zero. According to system data, the outage occurred on January 23, 2026, when electricity output fell completely off the grid, marking the first nationwide blackout of the year. Records from the Nigerian Independent System […]