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  • January 11, 2025

Breaking! National grid collapses 11 days into the new year

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Nigerians have been thrown into darkness as the national grid experienced a collapse this Saturday afternoon, January 11, 2025, marking the first time in the year.

A BusinessDay report quotes data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), as indicating that the collapse occurred at 1:56 p.m.

“This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024,” the report says.

It adds that the cause of the latest failure is yet to be disclosed.

Credit: News Express

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