JUST IN: National Grid Collapse Triggers Looming Nationwide Blackout

By Admin

Nigeria was thrown into widespread darkness on Monday afternoon after the national electricity grid collapsed, leading to a near-total disruption of power supply across the country.

Information obtained from national grid records and monitored by News Point Nigeria revealed that power generation, which was at 3,660 megawatts (MW) as of 6:38 pm on December 28, 2025, dropped sharply to zero megawatts by about 3:10 pm on Monday.

The grid failure occurred during peak daytime hours, effectively cutting electricity supply to almost all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide, with significant consequences for households, businesses, and essential services.
By 3:12 pm, only limited power was available on the national network, with Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company receiving 30 MW and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company allocated 20 MW.

This minimal supply represented the entirety of electricity available on the grid at the time. All other major DisCos—including Eko, Ikeja, Benin, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Jos, and Yola—recorded zero power allocation, highlighting the scale of the nationwide system failure.

The development points to a major operational breakdown or widespread system constraint within the national grid, which is operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
As a result of the collapse, large parts of the country were left without electricity, worsening the situation for citizens and businesses already struggling with high energy costs and an unreliable power supply.
Frequent grid collapses in recent years have continued to spark concerns over the stability and resilience of Nigeria’s power infrastructure, despite ongoing reforms and investments in the sector.

As of the time this report was filed, TCN had not issued any official statement detailing the cause of the latest grid collapse or indicating when full power supply would be restored nationwide.