National grid collapses again for 12th time in 2024

Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid.

A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that the grid collapsed at about 2:09 pm on Wednesday.

“The major grid setback has occurred and the restoration is to commence,” the handler wrote.

Recall that from January 2024 till yesterday, the grid collapsed 11 times.

Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times.

The latest development will make it the 12th time in year 2024 that the grid would collapse.