Joy Yesufu and Attah Ede
Several parts of the country were thrown into darkness on Monday following the collapse of Nigeria’s national electricity grid.
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) confirmed the incident in a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle.
Distribution load figures released at 3:12 p.m. on December 29, 2025, showed that electricity supply to the country’s power distribution companies fell drastically, indicating a widespread system failure.
Data from the Distribution Companies (DisCos) shown that only two operators received electricity at the time of the collapse.
Furthermore, only Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company recorded a load of 30 megawatts (MW), while Abuja Electricity Distribution Company received 20 MW.
According to NISO, electricity supply across the grid dropped drastically to about 50 megawatts as restoration efforts commenced.
The agency, which is responsible for coordinating power supply to distribution companies nationwide, said the grid failure led to a near-total shutdown of electricity across most parts of the country.
As of the time of filing this report, only Abuja and Ibadan were receiving power, with a combined supply of just 50 megawatts. This represents a sharp decline from the 3,660 megawatts allocated to the national grid on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
NISO did not immediately disclose the cause of the collapse but assured that technical teams were working to restore power as quickly as possible.
Breaking::Power supply halt across Nigeria as national grid collapse again.
By Attah Ede
National electricity grid collapsed has again, occurred on Monday afternoon, thereby putting several Nigerians into total darkness.
The situation saw power supply across most parts of the country dropping to near zero.
Distribution load figures released at 3:12 p.m. on December 29, 2025, showed that electricity supply to the country’s power distribution companies fell drastically, indicating a widespread system failure.
Data from the Distribution Companies (DisCos) shown that only two operators received electricity at the time of the collapse.
Furthermore, only Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company recorded a load of 30 megawatts (MW), while Abuja Electricity Distribution Company received 20 MW.
All other DisCos were allocated zero megawatts. Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola electricity distribution companies all recorded 0 MW, indicating to a nationwide outage affecting major cities and regions.
In total, electricity distributed nationwide stood at just 50 MW, far below normal operating levels and grossly insufficient to sustain power supply to homes, businesses and critical services across the country.
The latest incident adds to a series of grid collapses recorded in recent years, which have often resulted in nationwide blackouts and prolonged efforts to restore electricity supply. The recurring failures have continued to raise concerns about the fragility of Nigeria’s power infrastructure and the reliability of the national grid.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian National Grid (NNG) said restoration efforts were already in progress following the collapse.
Although, as at the time of filing this report, neither the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) nor the Federal Ministry of Power had issued an official statement explaining the cause of the collapse or providing a clear timeline for the restoration of power supply
