Millions of Nigerians have been thrown into total darkness yet again as the national grid suffered another collapse, worsening the country’s lingering power crisis.
A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that the system experienced a major failure around 11:54 am on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
According to the post, only Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IbadanDisco) retained 20MW, while all other Discos recorded 0MW output, effectively shutting down electricity across vast regions.
This was further confirmed by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a public notice to its customers, reporting widespread disruptions across its service areas.
“Please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 hrs today, affecting electricity supply across our franchise areas.
“Rest assured, we are working closely with the relevant stakeholders to ensure power is restored once the grid is stabilized,” the notice read.
The latest collapse triggered frustration nationwide, as Nigerians continue to endure unreliable power supply and frequent blackouts. In 2024 alone, the country witnessed at least 12 grid collapses.
So far in 2025, Nigerians have faced partial blackouts twice, despite repeated assurances from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) that no grid failures had occurred this year.
In April 2025, Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu stated that Nigeria’s grid had become more stable after securing 700 additional megawatts under the Siemens-backed Presidential Power Initiative.
He explained that 90% of the required equipment — including transformers and mobile substations — had already been installed, boosting transmission capacity and making the grid capable of handling higher loads without collapsing.
According to Adelabu, Nigeria recently achieved record levels of daily power consumption and distribution, which he described as significant progress in the country’s electricity sector.
