Nigerians groan in darkness as national grid collapses third time in one week

NEW TELEGRAPH

Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness as the national grid collapsed again on Saturday, October 19.

Saturday Telegraph reports that this is the third time the national grid collapse in one week.

On October 14, 2024; the grid collapsed, though the spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said it was a partial collapse and that the Port Harcourt axis had light. But on October 15, just some hours after service was restored, there was another grid collapse.

Nigeria has witnessed many national grid collapses in 2024 and other past years.The grid collapses in 2024 include those on February 4, March 28, April 15 and July 6.

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