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The development, THE WHISTLER learnt, occurred some minutes after 11 am and has sparked reactions from Nigerians, who lamented that before the incident, they had been suffering from blackouts.
THE WHISTLER recalled that Nigeria recorded 12 grid collapses in 2024, which threw cities and villages into total darkness.
Though the General Manager of Public Affairs of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mrs Ndidi Mbah, has not officially reacted to the development, the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed it in a statement.
The company stated that the gradual restoration of power supply had commenced and assured its consumers that it would work closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid stabilises.
The statement reads, “Dear Valued Customer, we regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today, causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised.
“Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better.”
Meanwhile, Nigerians have expressed their displeasure over the development, claiming that before the incident, they had been battling with blackouts.
An X user @jerriswall said, “Our light is very bad. On Sunday, there is no light for more than 24 hours into Monday. You bought it on Tuesday by 2:35 am and took it by 5 am. Today, you bought it at 2:21 am and took it at 5 am. At Kuchiyako Extension, behind Flag House, Kuje, FCT. No light till now.”
Another user, @cdklan, said, “@aedcelectricity, what’s been happening to Kado Estate? For several weeks now, we barely have electricity, and no explanation. We can’t even get water because.”
Also, @OgunsusiDorcas said, “It makes no difference to us that are living in the Sagwari/Bwari axis because we can count the number of hours we have the power supply in a week or month. As usual, darkness continues.”
Similarly, @Salysu also said, “Every day, we don’t have light in Utako for 20 hours or more. Is this the Band A agreement for a month now? Get ready for a class action lawsuit. Enough is enough!’’