Nigeria experienced yet another nationwide blackout on Wednesday following the collapse of the national power grid.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the incident in a public notice shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to the statement, power supply was lost at exactly 11:23 am, affecting electricity across all AEDC franchise 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 am today,” AEDC said.
The company assured customers that efforts were underway to restore supply as soon as the grid stabilizes.
“We are working closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure power is restored once the grid is stabilized,” the statement added.
AEDC also provided helplines for further inquiries:
Call: 08039070070
WhatsApp: 08152141414, 08152151515
This marks yet another failure in Nigeria’s fragile electricity infrastructure. The grid has collapsed 12 times in 2024 alone, and over 100 times in the past decade.
In February 2025, a similar collapse plunged parts of the country into darkness. The repeated outages have pushed some companies and institutions to seek alternatives.
In April, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) granted approval to six firms and one private university to independently generate and distribute power.
Despite these issues, NERC’s Q1 2025 report claimed there were no recorded system disturbances on the national grid during that period.
