JUST IN: Nationwide darkness looms as Nigeria's power grid fails again

  • Nigeria plunged into darkness on Thursday after the national grid, managed from Osogbo, Osun state, collapsed around 4:30 p.m
  • Numerous distribution companies confirmed that their supply lines were affected, resulting in power outages across all 36 states
  • By 4 p.m., the grid supplied 2984 megawatts, but by 5 p.m., all 21 power plants connected to the grid reported zero output

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Nigeria faces a widespread power outage as the country’s leading electricity network, overseen from Osogbo, Osun State, experienced a breakdown around 4:30 pm on Thursday.