Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Tuesday morning, marking the second system failure recorded in January 2026.
The first grid collapse of the year occurred just last Friday, raising renewed concerns about the stability of the country’s power infrastructure.
Confirmation of the latest incident came from the official Nigeria National Grid account on X at about 10:53 a.m., with a brief post stating, “Grid Collapse.” A subsequent update assured the public that “Restoration is in progress!”
Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that power generation dropped to zero megawatts following the collapse.
Several electricity distribution companies were affected by the outage, including those serving Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja, and Yola.
