•A collapsed building An unknown number of workers have been reportedly trapped at a collapsed building in Kano State. The building is located in the Kuntau area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state, reports Daily Trust. At least, 11 persons are trapped under the rubble, sources disclosed to our correspondent. Rescue operations are [&he...
For the umpteenth time, Nigeria’s power grid experienced another collapse in the early hours today, Monday, April 15, 2024, according to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), between 2:00 am till the time of filing this report. The grid recorded an unprecedented zero Megawatts (MW) at the time and is currently...
Sixteen power plants are currently performing below capacity as the country grapples with the reality of constant national grid collapses. Data obtained from the electricity market operator (NERC) today, revealed that some power plants- Afam IV-V, Sapele ST, Olorunsogo NIPP, Omotosho NIPP, Sapele GT NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP, Geregu NIPP, Omotosho, O...
•Powerline Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have pleaded for understanding from their customers as the country plunged into another blackout due to grid collapse – the second time this year. It collapsed on February 4, throwing the nation into darkness, reports Channels TV. The national electricity grid collapsed at 4:30 pm yesterda...
The national power grid collapsed, yesterday, plunging the nation into blackout. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, suffered the collapse of electricity grid which has hampered the electricity companies, DisCos, from distributing power across the country, reports Daily Trust. Informing the customers about the incident, the management of...
•A power transmission station Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, reports The PUNCH Yesterday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, ...
•Scene of the building collapse Less than two weeks after a building collapse at the Oduigbo section of the Ochanja market, Onitsha, a five-storey building, this morning, collapsed at on Garden Street Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Chike Mmaduekwe, decried the ...
Tragedy struck when a 3-storey building, under construction at No 1 Isalegangan Street by Ita-faji, Lagos Island Local Government, collapsed in the early hours amidst heavy downpour. Fortunately, there was no casualty recorded in the incident, reports Vanguard. The collapse, sent panic among residents of the community, running helter skelter i...
Nigeria has plunged into darkness once again as the nation’s electricity grid collapsed. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) managed grid went down at approximately 11:51 AM today, reducing the system’s capacity from 2,407 megawatts to a mere 31MW by noon and reaching zero by 1 PM, reports The Guardian. Despite the federal government pri...
Three people were killed and nine injured after an under-construction hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport in Bosie, capital of Idaho, yesterday. The three died at the scene, and five of the nine injured are in critical condition, said the Boise Fire Department, reports AFP. The hangar, located on the airport property, was owned by […]
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