The Nigerian National Grid says the grid has collapsed again.
This was made known via a tweet on the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid, which disclosed that the grid collapsed at about 2:09 pm on Wednesday (today).
This collapse makes it a historic 12 times this year that the grid has collapsed.
“The major grid setback has occurred and the restoration is to commence,” the tweet says.
Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid.
Between January and November this year, the grid has collapsed 11 times.
Within a week in October, the grid collapsed thrice, with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians.