Breaking: Northern States In Darkness As National Grid Collapses Again

Nine Northern states in Nigeria have been plunged into darkness following yet another collapse of the national electricity grid, marking the fourth such incident in less than two weeks.

Kunle Olubiyo, President of the Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, disclosed the developments in a statement on Monday night.

The collapse has led to widespread outages in states including Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Benue, Katsina, Taraba, Gombe, and parts of Borno and Nasarawa.

This latest grid failure follows a series of collapses, with the previous incident occurring just days earlier.

The recurring failures have raised significant concerns regarding the reliability of Nigeria’s power infrastructure, with Olubiyo urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the power sector.

He expressed frustration over the ongoing power issues, stating, “The present overwhelming widespread darkness being experienced in about 11 Northern States is nothing but a global embarrassment.”

Despite the widespread impact, Nigerian authorities have yet to officially confirm the most recent collapse.

However, prior reports from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Transmission Company of Nigeria attributed Saturday’s grid failure to the explosion of a current transformer at the Jebba transmission station, which occurred at approximately 8:15 am.

As the nation grapples with these ongoing power supply challenges, the call for immediate governmental action to rectify the situation and improve the stability of the electricity grid continues to grow louder among stakeholders and citizens alike.