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Breaking:Major Nigerian cities in blackout as national grid collapses again

Nigeria’s National grid collapsed again on Friday evening, leading to blackouts in Nigeria’s major cities.

This was confirmed in a statement by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company on Saturday morning.

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They said stakeholders are trying to restore the grid.

What they are saying

In a statement to its customers, the company said. “please be informed that the current power outage is due to a system failure from the National Grid.”

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It revealed the system collapsed at about 6:30 pm and 8:50 pm on Friday causing the outage currently being experienced.

“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply,” it added.

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Also, Eko Electricity Distribution Company said the grid collapse affected its entire network.

“Good evening everyone. We regret to inform you that the current outage affecting our entire network is due to system collapse,” EKEDC stated.

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This is the third time the grid had collapsed within the space of one month.

This is a developing story…

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