National grid collapsed again, causing power outage. Second collapse in less than a month. TCN working to restore power, highest loads in Abuja and Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the nation’s national grid has collapsed once again. The development left homes and businesses without power supply for several hours yesterday. This is the second … Read more
Nationwide Blackout As National Grid Collapses For The Second Time In 2024 Collapse of national grid from Osogbo leads to widespread power outages. Distribution companies report system failure, efforts underway for restoration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that once again, the nation grapples with a nationwide blackout, marking the second occurrence in 2024 within a span of … Read more
Why Abuja Will Experience ‘Partial’ Blackout – AEDC AEDC confirms the issue, cites 33-kilovolt feeder fault, affecting Dakibiyu, Kado Estate, Life Camp, Efab Estate, and surrounding areas. AEDC assures customers of diligent efforts to resolve the problem, apologizes for inconvenience, and reports successful restoration in certain areas. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a technical malfunction on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Army has voiced frustration over the inadequate and unreliable power supply afflicting the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos. This comes as the Federal Government has allocated N12.7 billion for a mass metering project aimed at installing meters across all Army formations nationwide. Editor’s Pick: FG Begins New Expatriate … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central-PDP) has raised concerns regarding the implementation of a budget purportedly not approved by the National Assembly under the leadership of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In response to these claims, the Senate has announced its intention to convene and address the matter on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Bandits … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that power outage triggered by a fire outage at the E-Arrival Finger of the Lagos International Airport threw the old terminal into confusion on Thursday morning. Workers and passengers at the facility pulled out of the section where thick smoke was billowing to the larger departure hall. EDITOR’S PICKS Hoodlums Vandalize BUA … Read more
Outages hit 18 communities in Edo, Oyo over damaged facilities BEDC says 11 communities affected by damage to infrastructure PHED to interrupt supply in Bayelsa to replace faulty breaker Eko Hot Blog reports that no fewer than 18 communities in Edo, Oyo and Bayelsa states are experiencing power outages caused by technical issues. The Benin … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts at 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm. Most … Read more
AEDC has announced blackout in some areas in Abuja. According to the reports Abuja will experience power outage today. The AEDC noted that during this period, power interruptions would affect Prince & Princess Estate, Parts of Kaura District, Dubai Market, Behind Games Village, and Part of Durumi 2, Adisa Estate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
EKEDC said there will be a power outage on Lagos Island due to impending maintenance work. The distribution company also apologised to its customers in Lagos and Ogun States over irregular power supply. The company blamed the poor supply on the reduced load capacity from the National Grid. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Eko … Read more
AEDC has announced that there will be a power outage in Abuja communities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that there will be power interruption in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) starting from Friday, 25th to Saturday, 26th of November 2022. AEDC, in a public … Read more
How I Intend To Fix Nigeria’s Power Problem – Atiku EKO HOT BLOG reports that, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that, if elected, his government will fix Nigeria’s power problem. In recent times, the collapse of the national grid and strike of electricity workers … Read more
TCN said the system disturbance occurred at about 11.27am on Wednesday resulting in a sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94 Hertz (Hz) to 47.36Hz, which created system instability It said the tripped unit at the GenCo was due to ‘Exhaust over Temperature’ EDITOR’S PICK None Of Our Officials Attended Shettima’s Unveiling – CAN How … Read more
The grid collapsed on Friday for the third time in as many weeks, plunging parts of the country into darkness The Ministry earlier on Saturday said it was investigating the cause EDITOR’S PICK 17-Month-Old Baby Needs N700,000 For Cancer Treatment 14-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Open Water In Kano – Fire Service I Won’t Tolerate Buck-Passing … Read more
FAAN said the outage was a result of Friday’s rain, which came with very fierce winds and storms Ivbaze said the natural occurrence affected one of the feeders and consequently resulted in the temporary disruption of power supply EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologized to passengers and … Read more
The Ikeja Electric has announced weeks of power outage in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Ikeja Electric (IE) has said there would be power outage in some parts of Lagos State over the next eight weeks. The Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, Jide Kumapayi, made this known in Lagos on Monday. According him, the … Read more
Residents of six communities in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun have decried four months of power outage in the areas. They said that the total power blackout had paralysed economic and social activities, as well as raised the level of criminals activities in the communities. The affected towns were Ipetumodu, Edunabon, Moro, Yakooyo, … Read more
By_ Babatunde Kaka Ikeja electricity distribution company (IKEDC) and National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Epe say they are working assiduously to address power outage in the town. According to Electricity Committee council, the recent blackout experienced in the last four days is caused by inability of IKEDC Officials to successfully pinpoint the electrical fault. … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has explained the reasons behind the power outage across the country. Mamman, in the statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Aaron Artimas, stated that “the problem is caused by the breakdown of some National Integrated Power Plants supplying electricity to the national grid”. The Federal Government (FG) has … Read more
The Commonwealth Day which is celebrated annually on the second Monday in March, was today hindered by a power outage at the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. The programme which was themed: ”Delivering a common future: Connecting, innovating, transforming”, had top officials of diplomatic communities, heads of agencies of the Federal Ministry of Education … Read more