•Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe The Ministry of Power has issued a press release to dismiss media reports on the Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, promising to fix Nigeria’s recurring grid collapse within three months. The statement issued yesterday described the reports as “a clear misrepresentation” of the Minister’s remarks during h...
Nigerian football fans have turned to dark humour on social media platform X to mock the country’s persistent electricity crisis, joking that even if the Super Eagles make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many Nigerians will have no power to watch the matches. The jokes come against the backdrop of a worsening national […]
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State The Governor of Abia State has said that the state is no longer experiencing power failure caused by frequent collapse of the National Grid system, as his administration is now investing in converting organic waste products into electricity. He disclosed this while addressing the media at the state’s Governmen...
The National Power Grid has recorded its first collapse in 2026 today, barely weeks after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which had caused widespread power outages across the country. Grid collapses have been attributed to a combination of technical faults, inadequate maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in generation c...

